Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 53.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Blithfield Gardens area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Alvaston South , and the 270th lowest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blithfield Gardens (DE73 6XQ) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower than the Alvaston South average (115.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blithfield Gardens (DE73 6XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Pingreaves Drive. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blithfield Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Nook Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linacres Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stourport Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crownland Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Simcoe Leys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Townsend Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pingreaves Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crownland Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booton Field Under investigation
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Data Sources

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