Total Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 14.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Avalon Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Chellaston & Shelton Lock , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avalon Drive (DE73 5AP) in the last 12 months was 14.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% lower than the Chellaston & Shelton Lock average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avalon Drive (DE73 5AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Domain Drive, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsdale Grove (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Chellaston & Shelton Lock

Crime Over Time in Avalon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Groves Nook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eagle Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Groves Nook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Groves Nook Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herald Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avalon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knights Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Domain Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Domain Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Domain Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crown Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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