Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE72 3PB
How much crime is recorded in DE72 3PB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Breaston & Draycott
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,441 (2024)
DE72 3PBDerby
How safe is DE72 3PB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE72 3PB area, broadly in line with 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
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 3PBNational
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime2.91.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft1.74.5
Burglary1.39.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 86% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.