Postcode district · Derby
Crime in DE74
How much crime is recorded in DE74, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 22,361 (2024)
How safe is DE74
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE74, 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
19.1
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).
DE74National
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Other theft4.34.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Shoplifting3.58.4
Public order3.44.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Theft from the person1.52.1
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.