Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE21 5AA
How much crime is recorded in DE21 5AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Breadsall, Little Eaton & Stanley Common
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,746 (2024)
How safe is DE21 5AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE21 5AA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 5AANational
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Burglary5.19.1
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.