Crime in North East Derbyshire: statistics, rates and trends

Violence and sexual offences (3,412), anti-social behaviour (964) and public order (644) made up 67% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 219th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the lower half.

Recorded crime in North East Derbyshire peaked in the year to August 2021 (8,188 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2018 (6,136). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it rose 22%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.

Month by month

No category with at least 20 crimes was notably above the England and Wales rate, and theft from the person (78% below) and shoplifting (57% below) were well below it. On the year before, theft from the person rose from 21 to 39 and possession of weapons rose from 39 to 67, while anti-social behaviour fell from 1,229 to 964.

What each category covers: crime categories.

5,853 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in North East Derbyshire in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 54.9 per 1,000 residents, lower than the England and Wales rate of 83.2. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, North East Derbyshire had the 54th lowest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).

No change on the year or longer series is given for North East Derbyshire: comparable figures start in the year ending March 2026, because too many of the force's crimes in the year ending March 2025 were not assigned to a district.

Offences recorded in North East Derbyshire, the year ending March 2026

The largest category was stalking and harassment, with 1,288 offences (22% of the total). No category with at least 20 offences had a rate a quarter or more above the England and Wales rate. Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for theft from the person (0.12 times), possession of drugs (0.28 times) and vehicle offences (0.42 times).

Districts in the Derbyshire Police area, the year ending March 2026

Of the 9 districts in the Derbyshire Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, North East Derbyshire had the 3rd lowest rate.

Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.

7 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than North East Derbyshire; the highest is Chesterfield district (121.6 per 1,000) and the lowest Derbyshire Dales (55.9).

Of the 38 areas within North East Derbyshire, Holmewood & Heath had the highest crime rate (135.4 per 1,000) and Coal Aston the lowest (22.7), 6 times apart.

The 10 locations below account for 17% of the crime recorded in North East Derbyshire over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Parking Area” (256).

Of the 6,517 crimes in North East Derbyshire with a recorded outcome, 29% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 3.2% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 964 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.

North East Derbyshire has an estimated population of 106,646 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has less private renting (10%, against 20%), fewer students (4.3%, against 7.9%) and more retired residents (29%, against 22%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up North East Derbyshire average decile 5.9 (1 = most deprived), close to the middle.

Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.