Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE72 3AR
How much crime is recorded in DE72 3AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Long Eaton West
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,367 (2024)
DE72 3ARDerby
How safe is DE72 3AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE72 3AR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
DE72 3ARNational
Burglary9.59.1
Public order9.34.6
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Other theft7.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.