Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE23 8LS
How much crime is recorded in DE23 8LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rose Hill & Castleward
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,220 (2024)
DE23 8LSDerby
How safe is DE23 8LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 67.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE23 8LS area, 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
67.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
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 8LSNational
Violence and sexual offences59.123.6
Anti-social behaviour17.910.7
Burglary8.89.1
Public order8.44.6
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft5.44.5
Other crime3.81.5
Drugs3.62.4
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person1.42.1
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery0.91.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.