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Crime in S18 2

How much crime is recorded in S18 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North East Derbyshire
Region
East Midlands
Population
10,836 (2024)
Crime

How safe is S18 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in S18 2, well 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
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).

S18 2National
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Shoplifting11.38.4
Burglary6.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Public order3.24.6
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

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.

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