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Crime in DE23 3

How much crime is recorded in DE23 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Derby
Region
East Midlands
Population
16,096 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE23 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE23 3, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).

DE23 3National
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Public order4.04.6
Burglary2.99.1
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 32% since 2022.

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