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Crime in DE23 8

How much crime is recorded in DE23 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Derby
Region
East Midlands
Population
34,730 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE23 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE23 8, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
63.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences53.223.6
Anti-social behaviour22.310.7
Public order14.04.6
Burglary12.89.1
Drugs10.12.4
Shoplifting10.18.4
Other theft8.64.5
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime3.11.5
Robbery2.11.4
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Theft from the person1.72.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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