Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE72 3JA
How much crime is recorded in DE72 3JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Borrowash & Ockbrook
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,444 (2024)
DE72 3JADerby
How safe is DE72 3JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE72 3JA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 3JANational
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Burglary5.89.1
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.