Postcode sector · Matlock
Crime in DE4 9
How much crime is recorded in DE4 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 1,376 (2024)
DE4 9Postcode sector · Matlock
How safe is DE4 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE4 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences34.823.6
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Public order12.24.6
Shoplifting8.28.4
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft4.64.5
Drugs3.52.4
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Theft from the person1.12.1
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.