Postcode · Derby
Crime in DE73 6RW
How much crime is recorded in DE73 6RW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chellaston West & Shelton Lock
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,505 (2024)
DE73 6RWDerby
How safe is DE73 6RW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE73 6RW 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
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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).
DE73 6RWNational
Violence and sexual offences28.123.6
Shoplifting25.38.4
Burglary9.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Public order5.84.6
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft3.84.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.