Postcode · Ashbourne
Crime in DE6 1LY
How much crime is recorded in DE6 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashbourne South
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,430 (2024)
DE6 1LYAshbourne
How safe is DE6 1LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE6 1LY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Public order2.44.6
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.01.5
Burglary0.79.1
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.