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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; 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.