Postcode · Matlock
Crime in DE4 3JY
How much crime is recorded in DE4 3JY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Matlock North
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,343 (2024)
How safe is DE4 3JY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE4 3JY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 3JYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Burglary5.29.1
Public order2.44.6
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.52.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.