Spondon South
Middle areaEast Derby. 7,137 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 16% of people in Spondon South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Spondon South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Spondon South at a rate of 97.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.1 per 1,000 people across Derby.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 284 |
| Other crime | 105 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 81 |
| Shoplifting | 73 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 49 |
| Vehicle crime | 49 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 8 |
| Robbery | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Spondon South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Spondon South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Spondon South at a rate of 97.4 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, 58 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Spondon South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (284), other crime (105) and anti-social behaviour (81).
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 middle area, so they describe all of Derby and not Spondon South alone. See Derby
Spondon South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Spondon South was £220,000 in 2025.
Spondon South had 7,054 usual residents at the census.
About 16% of people in Spondon South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Spondon South, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.