Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE23 3US
How much crime is recorded in DE23 3US, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Littleover West & Heatherton
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,965 (2024)
DE23 3USDerby
How safe is DE23 3US
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE23 3US area, broadly in line with 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
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
DE23 3USNational
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Public order6.14.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Other theft3.44.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Burglary1.39.1
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.