Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE21 2EJ
How much crime is recorded in DE21 2EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakwood
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,434 (2024)
DE21 2EJDerby
How safe is DE21 2EJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE21 2EJ area, 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
38.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 2EJNational
Violence and sexual offences29.423.6
Burglary8.19.1
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 58% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.