Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE23 8EN
How much crime is recorded in DE23 8EN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rose Hill & Castleward
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,770 (2024)
How safe is DE23 8EN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE23 8EN 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
55.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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 8ENNational
Violence and sexual offences45.823.6
Anti-social behaviour24.810.7
Burglary19.49.1
Public order14.74.6
Other theft8.94.5
Drugs7.42.4
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.