Crime Statistics for Markeaton Brook, Derby, Derbyshire, 2024

Crime statistics for Markeaton Brook, Derby

There were a total of 1068 street level crime incidents in Markeaton Brook in January 2024. See where they were on the map below and broken down by categories. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Anti Social Behaviour.

Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Markeaton Brook, this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary

Crime CategoryIncidents
Violent Crime388
Anti Social Behaviour155
Public Order113
Shoplifting70
Other Theft68
Criminal Damage Arson58
Drugs49
Burglary47
Vehicle Crime44
Possession Of Weapons18
Theft From The Person18
Other Crime18
Bicycle Theft14
Robbery8
All Crime1068

Map of street level crime incidents in January 2024

Police data is divided in Policing Neighbourhoods. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Markeaton Brook. This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas.

How grim is your Postcode?

Where Police data is not specific to an address for privacy reasons, most roads are represented by 1 to 2 markers or clusters. However, this should be enough to ascertain if the road you live in or are thinking of moving to, is a crime hot spot. The only exception could be where there is a large cluster of a single crime category on a street, as this could but not necessarily be related to multiple incidents at one address.



Crime incidents in neighbouring areas to Markeaton Brook

We've taken the ten nearest places to Markeaton Brook and ranked them by the number of crime incidents in each. This should allow you to see if Markeaton Brook has more crime than other surrounding areas.

LocationCrime Incidents
Markeaton Brook1068
Litchurch (1.11 miles)857
Little Chester (0.38 miles)852
Pear Tree (2.11 miles)375
St Luke’s (1.46 miles)348
Markeaton (1.23 miles)309
Breadsall Hilltop (1.2 miles)257
Cherrytree Hill (1.94 miles)175
Breadsall (2.07 miles)150
Allestree (1.71 miles)47

14.27%
of Darley residents were born outside of the UK, according to the 2021 Census



Where are the most violent places near Markeaton Brook?

The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. We have taken the ten nearest place to Markeaton Brook and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood.

LocationViolent Incidents
Markeaton Brook388
Litchurch325
Little Chester300
Pear Tree176
St Luke’s139
Markeaton109
Breadsall Hilltop82
Cherrytree Hill56
Breadsall51
Allestree16

How likely are you to be a victim of crime in Markeaton Brook?

Every two years the government publishes the Index of Multiple Deprivation. One of those domains is crime, more precisely, how likely you are to be the victim of a what is known as 'personal crime', such as muggings or burglary. The governemnt publish these statitsics down to the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) or in simple geographic terms, a few roads. These statistics are also published on a ward level as an average of the LSOAs in that area. We have taken the average rank and converted it into a more accessble form, a score out of 100. Where the higher the score, the more likely you are in Markeaton Brook to be a victim of personal crime. Note that the following score has been generated from the 2019 statistics. At the time of writing, these have not been updated by the government during and since the COVID 19 pandemic.

How does crime in Markeaton Brook compare to surrounding wards?

We have taken the 10 nearest wards to Markeaton Brook and ranked them using our crime score based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation average rank for the ward. Markeaton Brook is ranked #4.

#WardScore
1Arboretum81
2Abbey67
3Normanton66
4Darley63
5Alvaston63
6Mackworth61
7Derwent53
8Chaddesden39
9South West Parishes28
10Blagreaves21
11Allestree11

Which road in Markeaton Brook has the highest level of crime?

We have used the Index of Multiple Deprivation to find the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) in Markeaton Brook with the highest crime score. Accoding to the 2019 statistics, that is in and around Markeaton Street.

Last updated: January 2024
Information provided by data.police.uk
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