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Crime in DE4 2LB

How much crime is recorded in DE4 2LB, 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)
Crime

How safe is DE4 2LB

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 2LB 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
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DE4 2LBNational
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
Trend

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.

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