Total Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swarkestone Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Alvaston South , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 750 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 Swarkestone Road (DE73 5UD) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Alvaston South average (115.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swarkestone Road (DE73 5UD), the main crime hotspot is near Second Avenue. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swarkestone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Second Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyd Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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