Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE21 2SU
How much crime is recorded in DE21 2SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakwood
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,332 (2024)
DE21 2SUDerby
How safe is DE21 2SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE21 2SU area, 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 2SUNational
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Shoplifting6.58.4
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Burglary3.69.1
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.81.5
Other theft0.74.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.