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Crime in DE11 8

How much crime is recorded in DE11 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
South Derbyshire
Region
East Midlands
Population
15,421 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE11 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE11 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DE11 8National
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Shoplifting16.48.4
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Burglary7.29.1
Public order6.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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