Postcode district · Bakewell
Crime in DE45
How much crime is recorded in DE45, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 12,299 (2024)
DE45Postcode district · Bakewell
How safe is DE45
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE45, less than half 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
DE45National
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Shoplifting3.58.4
Public order3.34.6
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.