Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE3 9AR
How much crime is recorded in DE3 9AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Littleover West & Heatherton
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,693 (2024)
DE3 9ARDerby
How safe is DE3 9AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE3 9AR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
DE3 9ARNational
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Public order4.54.6
Other theft2.74.5
Shoplifting2.58.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Burglary0.79.1
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Other crime0.21.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 102% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.