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Crime in Derby by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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9,918crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+3%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Allestreelowest rate31 per 1,000 a year
108.6middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Shelton Lock (-17%), Allenton (-13%) and Mickleover (-8%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1WilmortonDE24 · 3,232 residents 381.2▲ 9%violence
2Little ChesterDE1 · 6,863 residents 302.5▼ 7%violence
3OsmastonDE24 · 6,374 residents 289.3▲ 4%violence
4DerbyDE1 · 75,248 residents 263▼ 1%violence
5New NormantonDE23 · 31,060 residents 215.3▲ 4%violence
6CrewtonDE24 · 12,475 residents 166.4▼ 5%violence
7AllentonDE24 · 12,428 residents 156.1▼ 13%violence
8SinfinDE24 · 11,813 residents 147.3▲ 46%violence
9AlvastonDE24 · 10,916 residents 137.4▼ 4%violence
10PeartreeDE23 · 23,145 residents 133.1▲ 6%violence
11NormantonDE23 · 18,028 residents 123.6▲ 4%violence
12BoultonDE24 · 17,156 residents 123.3▼ 7%violence
13Mackworth EstateDE22 · 9,098 residents 108.6▲ 15%violence
14ChaddesdenDE21 · 13,802 residents 108.4▲ 19%violence
15LittleoverDE23 · 14,446 residents 104.4▼ 1%violence
16Sunny HillDE23 · 14,415 residents 98.8▲ 32%violence
17Shelton LockDE24 · 9,351 residents 94.1▼ 17%violence
18Darley AbbeyDE22 · 3,182 residents 81.7▼ 32%violence
19SpondonDE21 · 9,668 residents 74.5▲ 15%violence
20OakwoodDE21 · 13,566 residents 71.9▲ 17%violence
21ChellastonDE73 · 11,460 residents 71.9▲ 10%violence
22HeathertonDE23 · 11,655 residents 63.5▲ 22%violence
23MickleoverDE3 · 9,579 residents 54.3▼ 8%violence
24SnelsmoorDE73 · 9,282 residents 52.1▲ 39%violence
25AllestreeDE22 · 8,769 residents 31▼ 12%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Derby have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Allestree, Snelsmoor, Mickleover, Heatherton and Chellaston.

Which areas of Derby have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Wilmorton, Little Chester, Osmaston, Derby and New Normanton.

Is crime going up or down in Derby?

Across Derby, 9,918 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 3% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.