Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE21 6LY
How much crime is recorded in DE21 6LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chaddesden Park
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,433 (2024)
DE21 6LYDerby
How safe is DE21 6LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE21 6LY 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
53.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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 6LYNational
Violence and sexual offences37.323.6
Burglary28.49.1
Shoplifting22.88.4
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Other theft7.64.5
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Public order4.94.6
Drugs3.22.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.