Postcode district · Ashbourne
Crime in DE6
How much crime is recorded in DE6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 43,284 (2024)
DE6Postcode district · Ashbourne
How safe is DE6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE6, 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
DE6National
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Burglary6.69.1
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime2.31.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Shoplifting2.08.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.