Postcode · Matlock
Crime in DE4 2RU
How much crime is recorded in DE4 2RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Matlock North
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,705 (2024)
DE4 2RUMatlock
How safe is DE4 2RU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE4 2RU 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
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 2RUNational
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Burglary1.89.1
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% 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.