Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE21 6FX
How much crime is recorded in DE21 6FX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chaddesden West
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,596 (2024)
DE21 6FXDerby
How safe is DE21 6FX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE21 6FX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 6FXNational
Violence and sexual offences40.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Burglary5.99.1
Public order5.44.6
Other theft5.24.5
Other crime4.51.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Drugs2.82.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Shoplifting1.48.4
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.