Postcode · Ashbourne
Crime in DE6 2BB
How much crime is recorded in DE6 2BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ipstones, Warslow & Hamps Valley
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,786 (2024)
DE6 2BBAshbourne
How safe is DE6 2BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE6 2BB area, 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
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 2BBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Burglary8.29.1
Other theft5.14.5
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.