Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE21 4AP
How much crime is recorded in DE21 4AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Breadsall Hilltop
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,105 (2024)
DE21 4APDerby
How safe is DE21 4AP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE21 4AP 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
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 4APNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Shoplifting10.38.4
Burglary9.09.1
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Public order6.84.6
Other theft5.04.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.