Postcode · Matlock
Crime in DE4 2EL
How much crime is recorded in DE4 2EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bakewell South, Darley Dale & Youlgreave
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,785 (2024)
DE4 2ELMatlock
How safe is DE4 2EL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE4 2EL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 2ELNational
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Burglary3.79.1
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery0.71.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.