Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE23 8GB
How much crime is recorded in DE23 8GB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rose Hill & Castleward
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,122 (2024)
DE23 8GBDerby
How safe is DE23 8GB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE23 8GB 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
45.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 8GBNational
Violence and sexual offences40.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Other theft6.14.5
Drugs5.92.4
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Burglary3.29.1
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.