Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spencer Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Chellaston & Shelton Lock , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 756 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 Spencer Avenue (DE24 9JF) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% higher than the Chellaston & Shelton Lock average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Avenue (DE24 9JF), the main crime hotspot is near Morningside Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spencer Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chellaston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morningside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morningside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morningside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merrill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morningside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wroxham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wroxham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chellaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chellaston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westdene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westdene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spencer Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensferry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sinfin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queensferry Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensferry Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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