Postcode district · Derby
Crime in DE1
How much crime is recorded in DE1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 38,071 (2024)
DE1Postcode district · Derby
How safe is DE1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 76.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
76.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
180
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).
DE1National
Violence and sexual offences63.023.6
Anti-social behaviour22.110.7
Shoplifting21.18.4
Public order18.94.6
Burglary18.89.1
Drugs17.42.4
Other theft10.94.5
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Robbery3.01.4
Other crime2.71.5
Theft from the person2.72.1
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.