Postcode · Ashbourne
Crime in DE6 1AB
How much crime is recorded in DE6 1AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,879 (2024)
DE6 1ABAshbourne
How safe is DE6 1AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE6 1AB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
DE6 1ABNational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Burglary7.39.1
Public order7.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Shoplifting2.68.4
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.