Postcode district · Derby
Crime in DE23
How much crime is recorded in DE23, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 91,777 (2024)
DE23Postcode district · Derby
How safe is DE23
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE23, 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
45.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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).
DE23National
Violence and sexual offences38.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Public order9.34.6
Burglary8.49.1
Shoplifting8.28.4
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft5.44.5
Drugs4.82.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.