Postcode · Bakewell
Crime in DE45 1EJ
How much crime is recorded in DE45 1EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bakewell South, Darley Dale & Youlgreave
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,394 (2024)
DE45 1EJBakewell
How safe is DE45 1EJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE45 1EJ 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
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
DE45 1EJNational
Burglary13.89.1
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.