Crime in the Derbyshire Police area: statistics, rates and trends

103,143 crimes were recorded in the Derbyshire Police area in the 12 months to August 2026, 94.1 per 1,000 residents. That is close to the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and up 1% on the year before.

Crime map

Circle size: crimes in each districtSeptember 2025 to August 2026. Source: data.police.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0

Violence and sexual offences (43,590), anti-social behaviour (14,043) and public order (9,457) made up 65% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 15th of the 41 police force areas covered by this site (1 = highest), in the upper half.

Measurethe Derbyshire Police areaEnglandEngland and Wales
Crimes, the 12 months to August 2026103,1435,311,1065,618,064
Crimes per 1,000 residents94.196.796.7
Change on previous 12 months+1%-1%-1%
Population1,096,52654,941,05758,127,638

Recorded crime in the Derbyshire Police area peaked in the year to August 2021 (119,893 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2018 (95,896). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it rose 8%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.

PeriodCrimesPer 1,000England and Wales per 1,000
Year to August 2026103,14394.196.7
Year to August 2025101,76792.897.2
Year to August 2024106,74497.397.9
Year to August 2023113,792103.8n/a
Year to August 2022112,502102.6102.0
Year to August 2021119,893109.3101.4
Year to August 2020117,718107.4102.7
Year to August 2019105,79596.5101.7
Year to August 201895,89687.5100.8

Month by month

MonthCrimes
August 20269,062
July 20269,943
June 20269,155
May 20269,071
April 20268,877
March 20269,338
February 20267,399
January 20267,814
December 20257,908
November 20257,996
October 20258,490
September 20258,090

Compared with England and Wales, the Derbyshire Police area recorded notably more public order (29% above the national rate), and notably less theft from the person (64% below) and bicycle theft (53% below). On the year before, robbery rose from 651 to 808 and drugs rose from 3,145 to 3,853.

Crime typeCrimesPer 1,000England and Wales per 1,000Change on year
Violence and sexual offences43,59039.834.2+5%
Anti-social behaviour14,04312.815.4-10%
Public order9,4578.66.70%
Shoplifting7,1966.68.5+3%
Criminal damage and arson7,1006.56.7-5%
Other theft6,0585.56.4-1%
Drugs3,8533.53.3+23%
Vehicle crime3,7073.45.0-1%
Burglary3,0752.83.6+3%
Other crime2,0641.92.1-7%
Possession of weapons1,0971.01.0+12%
Robbery8080.71.4+24%
Theft from the person6690.61.7+13%
Bicycle theft4260.40.8-1%

What each category covers: crime categories.

85,805 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in the Derbyshire Police area in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 78.3 per 1,000 residents, close to the England and Wales rate of 83.2. The total was up 1% on the year ending March 2025 (84,583), against a fall of 2% across England and Wales. Among the 43 territorial police force areas of England and Wales, the Derbyshire Police area had the 18th highest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 41 force areas with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).

Offences recorded in the Derbyshire Police area, the year ending March 2026

The largest category was stalking and harassment, with 14,113 offences (16% of the total). Relative to England and Wales, rates were highest for stalking and harassment (1.3 times the national rate). Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for theft from the person (0.32 times), bicycle theft (0.44 times) and robbery of personal property (0.50 times).

The largest rises on the year were in possession of drugs (+30%) and possession of weapons (+22%). The largest falls were in bicycle theft (−11%) and other theft offences (−11%). Robbery of business property and shoplifting are not compared with the year ending March 2025: from April 2025 the Home Office Counting Rules were clarified so that a theft from a shop in which violence is used or threatened against staff or anyone else is recorded as robbery of business property rather than shoplifting (ONS).

OffenceOffencesPer 1,000England and Wales per 1,000Index (E&W = 1.00)Change on 2024/25
Stalking and harassment14,11312.910.11.28+8%
Violence without injury13,11912.013.20.91−1%
Violence with injury9,6298.88.11.08+1%
Public order offences9,3058.57.01.22−5%
Shoplifting7,4646.88.10.84–
Criminal damage7,0936.56.80.95−1%
Other theft offences5,6295.16.50.78−11%
Vehicle offences3,6173.35.00.66−3%
Other sexual offences2,6332.42.31.05+11%
Possession of drugs2,5232.32.50.92+30%
Residential burglary2,1001.92.50.77−2%
Miscellaneous crimes against society1,9691.82.10.86+3%
Rape1,2531.11.20.95−4%
Trafficking of drugs1,1271.01.20.87+8%
Possession of weapons1,1091.01.001.02+22%
Non-residential burglary9950.911.10.81+3%
Theft from the person6170.561.80.32+8%
Robbery of personal property5010.460.910.50−3%
Bicycle theft4120.380.850.44−11%
Robbery of business property3090.280.470.59–
Arson2650.240.380.64−5%
Death or serious injury caused by unlawful driving150.010.030.39−46%
Homicide80.010.010.910%

Recorded crime in the Derbyshire Police area since the year ending March 2013

The chart shows police recorded crime per 1,000 residents in each year ending March from 2013 to 2026. The Derbyshire Police area's rate was below the England and Wales rate in every one of those 14 years. Changes in how forces record crime move these figures as well as changes in crime (methodology).

Year ending MarchOffencesPer 1,000England and Wales per 1,000
202685,80578.383.2
202584,58377.184.5
202488,94981.186.2
202386,22878.689.2
202286,22878.685.4
202175,29468.774.1
202080,11873.184.7
201959,75354.584.1
201855,58950.778.2
201753,82749.169.1
201652,90348.262.3
201551,70147.157.1
201452,53847.955.9
201350,83146.456.7

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, Derby had the highest rate (111.5 per 1,000) and Derbyshire Dales the lowest (45.0).

DistrictOffencesPer 1,000Index (E&W = 1.00)
Derby30,570111.51.34
Chesterfield10,682100.71.21
Erewash8,49574.40.89
Amber Valley8,91668.30.82
Bolsover5,69167.90.82
High Peak5,43859.10.71
North East Derbyshire5,85354.90.66
South Derbyshire6,19552.70.63
Derbyshire Dales3,23045.00.54

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.

3 of the 8 nearest police force areas have a higher crime rate than the Derbyshire Police area; the highest is the South Yorkshire Police area (116.1 per 1,000) and the lowest the Cheshire Police area (73.2).

Police force areaCrimesPer 1,000Rate vs the Derbyshire Police area
Nottinghamshire125,603105.7+12%
Staffordshire107,43391.2-3%
South Yorkshire166,072116.1+23%
Leicestershire100,53585.5-9%
West Midlands323,754106.6+13%
Cheshire83,47673.2-22%
Warwickshire51,63081.7-13%
Lincolnshire72,61392.0-2%

Of the 9 areas within the Derbyshire Police area, Derby had the highest crime rate (133.7 per 1,000) and Derbyshire Dales the lowest (55.9).

AreaTypePopulationCrimesPer 1,000
DerbyDistrict274,14936,654133.7
ChesterfieldDistrict106,04512,900121.6
ErewashDistrict114,25310,47291.7
BolsoverDistrict83,7737,09284.7
Amber ValleyDistrict130,45110,63681.5
High PeakDistrict91,9596,65072.3
North East DerbyshireDistrict106,6467,48170.1
South DerbyshireDistrict117,4937,24661.7
Derbyshire DalesDistrict71,7574,01255.9

Of the 89,100 crimes in the Derbyshire Police area with a recorded outcome, 29% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 5.2% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 14,043 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.

OutcomeCrimesShareEngland and Wales
Unable to prosecute suspect34,69538.9%34.5%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified25,53628.7%35.3%
Under investigation11,59513.0%11.5%
Awaiting court outcome4,6445.2%5.2%
Status update unavailable4,3134.8%4.7%
Local resolution3,4823.9%3.1%
Court result unavailable2,3542.6%2.5%
Action to be taken by another organisation9281.0%1.3%
Further investigation is not in the public interest4480.5%0.5%
Further action is not in the public interest3930.4%0.3%
Offender given a caution3680.4%0.6%
Formal action is not in the public interest3440.4%0.3%

The Derbyshire Police area has an estimated population of 1,096,526 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has fewer students (5.7%, against 7.9%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up the Derbyshire Police area average decile 5.5 (1 = most deprived), close to the middle.

Measurethe Derbyshire Police areaEngland and Wales
Aged 0 to 1517.5%18.3%
Aged 65 and over21.0%18.9%
Residents 16+ in work57.0%57.2%
Residents 16+ unemployed2.8%3.4%
Residents 16+ retired24.8%21.6%
Residents 16+ who are students5.7%7.9%
Residents 16+ with Level 4 qualifications or above (degree, HND and similar)29.5%33.8%
Residents 16+ with no qualifications19.2%18.2%
Households with no car or van19.2%23.3%
Homes owned outright or with a mortgage68.0%62.5%
Social rented homes15.5%17.1%
Private rented homes16.4%20.3%
Average deprivation decile (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)5.55.5 (England)
Residents in the most deprived 10% of areas9.6%10.1% (England)

Is the Derbyshire Police area a safe place to live?

The Derbyshire Police area recorded 94.1 crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, close to the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and ranks 15th of the 41 police force areas on this site by crime rate (1 = highest). The categories most above the national rate were public order.

What is the most common crime in the Derbyshire Police area?

Violence and sexual offences was the most common category, with 43,590 reports in the 12 months to August 2026, followed by anti-social behaviour (14,043).

Is crime in the Derbyshire Police area going up or down?

Recorded crime in the Derbyshire Police area was up 1% on the year before: 103,143 crimes in the 12 months to August 2026 against 101,767 in the previous 12 months.

What is the population of the Derbyshire Police area?

About 1,096,526 people (ONS mid-2024 estimate), 21% of them aged 65 or over (England and Wales: 19%).

How many crimes did the police record in the Derbyshire Police area in the year ending March 2026?

85,805 crimes, excluding fraud, in the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics: 78.3 per 1,000 residents, against 83.2 across England and Wales. In the year ending March 2025 the figure was 84,583.

Which offences are more common in the Derbyshire Police area than across England and Wales?

Relative to the national rate, the most over-represented categories in the year ending March 2026 were stalking and harassment (14,113 offences, 1.3 times the England and Wales rate).

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

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