Postcode · Matlock
Crime in DE4 2AB
How much crime is recorded in DE4 2AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Matlock South, Cromford & Winster
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,576 (2024)
DE4 2ABMatlock
How safe is DE4 2AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE4 2AB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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).
DE4 2ABNational
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Theft from the person1.02.1
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.