Crime Rates at Links Close, Sinfin, Derby, DE24 9PF

Links Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Sinfin & Osmaston , and the 167th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Links Close (DE24 9PF) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% higher than the Sinfin & Osmaston average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links Close (DE24 9PF), 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.