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Where to stay in Derby

Every area rated for day and night, with the reasoning and the sources behind each rating.

🟢 Official crime data · Derbyshire Constabulary, data.police.uk Day and night here are split by offence type, not by clock time: the police feed records no time of day, so “by day” weights shoplifting, theft and burglary and “at night” weights violence, robbery and anti-social behaviour. An area with a busy high street and quiet evenings can therefore read worse by day, and that is the offence mix, not a count of incidents seen at each hour. Each area page shows the figures behind both. Methodology →

For a short stay in Derby: Arboretum and Allestree. One area for each kind of trip, each shown with its own day and night rating — including where that rating says be careful. None of them is here because someone paid for it.

For a first visit Arboretum
Higher caution advisedday Higher caution advisednight
5 of the city's main sights are close enough to walk between. Still a practical base for a first visit: the rating is driven by drug offences during the day and violence after dark, counted as a rate against the 21,263 people registered as living here rather than the far larger number who pass through. Take extra care, particularly after dark — that is what the rating is for, not a reason to stay out of the area. Find a place in Arboretum →
With family · Best rated overall Allestree
Relatively saferday Relatively safernight
1 park within reach, and nothing here turns into a nightlife strip after dark. Find a place in Allestree →
Compare all 17 wards

Ordered by how much each area differs from the rest of the city, not by rating — the unusual ones first. Click a column to sort it your way.

AreaDayNight Sights Book
Arboretum Higher caution advised Higher caution advised 5 Book →
Abbey Higher caution advised Higher caution advised 1 Book →
Alvaston Average Higher caution advised 1 Book →
Darley Higher caution advised Average 1 Book →
Chaddesden Average Average Book →
Derwent Average Average Book →
Normanton Average Average Book →
Sinfin Average Average Book →
Boulton Relatively safer Average Book →
Littleover Relatively safer Average Book →
Mackworth Relatively safer Average Book →
Allestree Relatively safer Relatively safer 1 Book →
Blagreaves Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →
Chellaston Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →
Mickleover Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →
Oakwood Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →
Spondon Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →