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Crime in DE4 2GU
How much crime is recorded in DE4 2GU, 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
- 1,752 (2024)
How safe is DE4 2GU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE4 2GU 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
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 2GUNational
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Drugs5.32.4
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.14.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.91.5
Burglary0.59.1
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.