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Crime in Derbyshire Dales 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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1,158crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+21%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Hullandlowest rate2.2 per 1,000 a year
43.7middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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

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Most improved: Ashbourne (-2%), Compton (8%) and Matlock Bath (14%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Matlock BathDE4 · 8,427 residents 111.1▲ 14%violence
2MatlockDE4 · 13,753 residents 91.3▲ 17%violence
3CromfordDE4 · 4,381 residents 80.3▲ 17%violence
4BakewellDE45 · 4,258 residents 78▲ 20%violence
5AshbourneDE6 · 9,452 residents 69.8▼ 2%violence
6ComptonDE6 · 7,528 residents 68.5▲ 8%violence
7WirksworthDE4 · 5,795 residents 67▲ 17%violence
8TideswellSK17 · 1,760 residents 61.4–violence
9RowsleyDE4 · 1,818 residents 55▲ 14%violence
10Darley HillsideDE4 · 3,182 residents 49▲ 44%violence
11MiddletonDE4 · 1,542 residents 46.7–public order
12Darley DaleDE4 · 7,598 residents 43.7▲ 66%violence
13BaslowDE45 · 1,608 residents 27.4–violence
14DoveridgeDE6 · 2,683 residents 22.4▼ 12%violence
15NorthwoodDE4 · 1,818 residents 22–violence
16YoulgraveDE45 · 1,519 residents 18.4–violence
17BrailsfordDE6 · 2,002 residents 18–vehicle crime
18ParwichDE6 · 1,578 residents 17.7–violence
19TinkersleyDE4 · 1,818 residents 17.6▼ 47%violence
20Little LongstoneDE45 · 1,555 residents 15.4–theft
21WinsterDE4 · 1,600 residents 12.5–burglary
22Great LongstoneDE45 · 1,555 residents 10.3–public order
23Hulland WardDE6 · 1,857 residents 4.3–drugs
24HullandDE6 · 1,857 residents 2.2–public order

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 Derbyshire Dales have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Hulland, Hulland Ward, Great Longstone, Winster and Little Longstone.

Which areas of Derbyshire Dales 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 Matlock Bath, Matlock, Cromford, Bakewell and Ashbourne.

Is crime going up or down in Derbyshire Dales?

Across Derbyshire Dales, 1,158 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 21% 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.