Total Crime Rate

201.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 201.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.5 6/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wordsworth Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Sinfin & Osmaston , and the 129th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Avenue (DE24 9HP) in the last 12 months was 201.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% higher than the Sinfin & Osmaston average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (DE24 9HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Links Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Links Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ballater Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Links Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Links Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Links Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ballater Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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