Total Crime Rate
92.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Duchess Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Alvaston South , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Duchess Way (DE73 5WR) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower than the Alvaston South average (108.9 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Duchess Way (DE73 5WR), 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 Alvaston South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Groves Nook | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsdale Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avalon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Groves Nook | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Groves Nook | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eagle Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crown Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knights Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Domain Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Domain Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Domain Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Herald Grove | — |
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