Postcode · Matlock
Crime in DE4 5FS
How much crime is recorded in DE4 5FS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Matlock North
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,211 (2024)
DE4 5FSMatlock
How safe is DE4 5FS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE4 5FS 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
13.4
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 5FSNational
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Burglary5.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Shoplifting2.28.4
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Public order0.64.6
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.