Postcode · Matlock
Crime in DE4 5NS
How much crime is recorded in DE4 5NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Matlock South, Cromford & Winster
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,370 (2024)
DE4 5NSMatlock
How safe is DE4 5NS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE4 5NS 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 5NSNational
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Burglary5.99.1
Public order5.84.6
Drugs3.12.4
Other theft1.74.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.