Total Crime Rate
168.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
118.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Larkhill Crescent 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 Larkhill Crescent (DE24 9PP) 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 Larkhill Crescent (DE24 9PP), the main crime hotspot is near Links Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sinfin & Osmaston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Larkhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Chase | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stroma Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stroma Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stroma Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hamblin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Links Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grasmere Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Larkhill Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Larkhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Larkhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Links Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Links Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grasmere Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Links Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grasmere Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grasmere Crescent | Under investigation |
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