Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE23 8SU
How much crime is recorded in DE23 8SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rose Hill & Castleward
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,949 (2024)
DE23 8SUDerby
How safe is DE23 8SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE23 8SU 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
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 8SUNational
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Burglary6.29.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Public order4.54.6
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.