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Crime in S45 8

How much crime is recorded in S45 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North East Derbyshire
Region
East Midlands
Population
6,189 (2024)
Crime

How safe is S45 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in S45 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).

S45 8National
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Burglary1.99.1
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

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.

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