Total Crime Rate
191.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thorndon Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Littleover , and the 135th 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 Thorndon Close (DE3 0LL) in the last 12 months was 191.8 per 1,000 residents and was 236.8% higher than the Littleover average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorndon Close (DE3 0LL), the main crime hotspot is near Holly End Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mickleover| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chantry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly End Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly End Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorndon Close | Under investigation |
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