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Crime in DE73 8

How much crime is recorded in DE73 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
South Derbyshire
Region
East Midlands
Population
8,291 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE73 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE73 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DE73 8National
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Burglary7.69.1
Other theft5.24.5
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Theft from the person3.02.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Public order2.54.6
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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10
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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.

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