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Crime in DE21 7

How much crime is recorded in DE21 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Derby
Region
East Midlands
Population
20,869 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE21 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE21 7, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

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

DE21 7National
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Burglary9.09.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Shoplifting7.08.4
Public order5.04.6
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs2.52.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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