Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE21 2AE
How much crime is recorded in DE21 2AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakwood
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,001 (2024)
DE21 2AEDerby
How safe is DE21 2AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE21 2AE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
DE21 2AENational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.31.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.52.4
Public order0.24.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.