Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE72 3DN
How much crime is recorded in DE72 3DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Breaston & Draycott
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,576 (2024)
DE72 3DNDerby
How safe is DE72 3DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE72 3DN 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
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 3DNNational
Shoplifting31.78.4
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Burglary2.99.1
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Theft from the person0.52.1
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% 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.