Postcode area · Derby
Crime in DE
How much crime is recorded in DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 841,989 (2024)
DEPostcode area · Derby
How safe is DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DENational
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Burglary6.99.1
Shoplifting6.58.4
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.94.5
Drugs2.92.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.