Postcode · Ashbourne
Crime in DE6 1AE
How much crime is recorded in DE6 1AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashbourne South
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,755 (2024)
DE6 1AEAshbourne
How safe is DE6 1AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE6 1AE 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
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 1AENational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Shoplifting8.68.4
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs1.92.4
Burglary1.89.1
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.