Alvaston South
WardSouth east Derby. About 14,659 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 86% of people in Alvaston South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Alvaston South compares
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Is Alvaston South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Alvaston South at a rate of 121.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.1 per 1,000 people across Derby.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 151 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Alvaston South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (838), other crime (292) and shoplifting (191).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Derby
These figures are published for the whole of Derby, not for each ward, so they describe all of Derby and not Alvaston South alone. See Derby
Alvaston South in brief
Alvaston South had 14,449 usual residents at the census.
About 86% of people in Alvaston South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Alvaston South, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Alvaston South, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.