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Crime in DE6 1

How much crime is recorded in DE6 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Derbyshire Dales
Region
East Midlands
Population
14,878 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE6 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE6 1, 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
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DE6 1National
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Burglary5.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.74.5
Shoplifting3.68.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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