Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE21 4HJ
How much crime is recorded in DE21 4HJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chaddesden North
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,613 (2024)
How safe is DE21 4HJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE21 4HJ 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
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DE21 4HJNational
Violence and sexual offences26.223.6
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other crime3.81.5
Other theft3.34.5
Public order2.94.6
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Shoplifting1.58.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.12.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 70% 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.