Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE21 4LP
How much crime is recorded in DE21 4LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chaddesden West
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
How safe is DE21 4LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 67.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE21 4LP area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
67.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 4LPNational
Violence and sexual offences57.123.6
Anti-social behaviour16.710.7
Burglary13.09.1
Public order9.94.6
Other theft7.54.5
Shoplifting6.18.4
Drugs5.92.4
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other crime4.61.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.