Postcode · Matlock
Crime in DE4 4EQ
How much crime is recorded in DE4 4EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wirksworth
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,068 (2024)
DE4 4EQMatlock
How safe is DE4 4EQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE4 4EQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 4EQNational
Violence and sexual offences5.123.6
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft3.14.5
Burglary1.69.1
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Public order0.74.6
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.