Postcode district · Derby
Crime in DE73
How much crime is recorded in DE73, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 33,060 (2024)
DE73Postcode district · Derby
How safe is DE73
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE73, 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
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
DE73National
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary5.79.1
Shoplifting4.38.4
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.