Postcode district · Derby
Crime in DE72
How much crime is recorded in DE72, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 29,401 (2024)
DE72Postcode district · Derby
How safe is DE72
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE72, 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
DE72National
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Burglary6.79.1
Shoplifting5.08.4
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.