Total Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vicarage Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Alvaston South , and the 66th 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 Vicarage Road (DE73 6SD) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Road (DE73 6SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Simcoe Leys (11 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 | Vehicle crime | Woodminton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bewdley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Orchard Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edge Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Baverstock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbold Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Diseworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Simcoe Leys | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simcoe Leys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Simcoe Leys | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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