DE24 has an annual crime rate of 75.45 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for April 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in DE24?

As of April 2026, DE24 has an annual crime rate of 75.45 per 1,000 residents, based on 434 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in DE24?

The most common crime type in DE24 is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 199 incidents in April 2026 — 45.9% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the DE24 local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in DE24: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

DE24 recorded 434 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.16 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 45.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 1.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring75.45 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment434 crimes recorded in April 2026
trending_downCrime down 1.1% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

434

trending_down -11.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

75.45per 1k

Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,246

Within DE24 district

South Derbyshire

70,461

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
London Road Map	total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 1	11
Commerce Street Map	total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 1	9
Ashwood Close Map	total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2	9
Parking Area Map	total: 8 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2	8
Bicester Avenue Map	total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2	8
Alward'S Close Map	total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2	7
Parking Area Map	total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1	7
Davenport Road Map	total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Bicycle theft: 1	7
Handel Street Map	total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2	7
Woodthorne Avenue Map	total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Other theft: 1	6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

434 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

199

45.9%

Anti-social Behaviour

9.9%

Criminal Damage & Arson

8.5%

Public Order

7.8%

Vehicle Crime

6.5%

Other Theft

5.5%

Drug Offences

3.7%

Shoplifting

3.7%

Other Crime

3.2%

Burglary

2.5%

Bicycle Theft

1.2%

Robbery

0.7%

Weapons Possession

0.7%

Theft from Person

0.2%

Crime Analysis: DE24

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in DE24 (45.9%). Anti-social Behaviour (9.9%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (8.5%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in DE24 has fallen slightly — by 1.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for DE24 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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Year-on-Yeartrending_down -1.1%

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