Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE72 3PY
How much crime is recorded in DE72 3PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Breaston & Draycott
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,510 (2024)
DE72 3PYDerby
How safe is DE72 3PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE72 3PY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 3PYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Public order5.84.6
Burglary4.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% 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.