Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE21 2RH
How much crime is recorded in DE21 2RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakwood
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,308 (2024)
DE21 2RHDerby
How safe is DE21 2RH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE21 2RH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2RHNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.71.5
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.22.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Burglary0.89.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.