Postcode · Ashbourne
Crime in DE6 1QS
How much crime is recorded in DE6 1QS, 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
- 1,594 (2024)
DE6 1QSAshbourne
How safe is DE6 1QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE6 1QS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 1QSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Burglary14.19.1
Other theft7.64.5
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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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.