Crime in DE15: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
DE15 recorded 128 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.77 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 44.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 24.7% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring56.99 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment128 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 24.7% year-on-year
Total Crimes
128Annual Crime Rate
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Within DE15 district
South Derbyshire
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Waterside Road Map | total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 7 |
| Highfield Drive Map | total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 5 |
| Piddocks Road Map | total: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 5 |
| Rosliston Road Map | total: 5 Drugs: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 5 |
| North Street Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 4 |
| Five Lands Road Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 4 |
| Melbourne Avenue Map | total: 4 Drugs: 2 Public order: 1 | 4 |
| Maple Grove Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 4 |
| Nelson Street Map | total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Drugs: 1 | 3 |
| Queensland Crescent Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: DE15
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in DE15 (44.5%). Anti-social Behaviour (18.0%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (9.4%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in DE15 has fallen sharply — by 24.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for DE15 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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