Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE21 4EX
How much crime is recorded in DE21 4EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Breadsall Hilltop
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,549 (2024)
DE21 4EXDerby
How safe is DE21 4EX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE21 4EX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 4EXNational
Violence and sexual offences26.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Burglary5.59.1
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Drugs3.32.4
Other crime2.91.5
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.