Postcode · Matlock
Crime in DE4 4DH
How much crime is recorded in DE4 4DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wirksworth
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,567 (2024)
DE4 4DHMatlock
How safe is DE4 4DH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE4 4DH 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
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 4DHNational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Burglary5.09.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Public order4.14.6
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other theft1.24.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 53% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.