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Overview of Derby crime rate

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Derby holds the highest crime rating among 25 surrounding boroughs, ranking 1st with a crime rate of 147.38 incidents per 1,000 residents from a total of 38,519 reported incidents in 2023, against a population of 261,364. This figure indicates a slight decrease of 0.85% from the previous year.

The city’s most prevalent crimes include Violence and sexual offences (37.6%), Anti-social behaviour (16.1%), and Public order (10.3%), with the least common being Robbery (1.1%), Possession of weapons (1.0%), and Theft from the person (0.8%).

Derby is divided into 17 wards, with the highest crime rates observed in Arboretum (Derby) (446.3), Alvaston (195.7), and Abbey (Derby) (189.3), while the safest wards are Blagreaves (71.7), Mickleover (68.4), and Allestree (43.6).

In Derby, there was an initial increase in Anti-social behaviour by 3.31% in 2020, along with rises in Violence and sexual offences by 4.44% in 2020 and 10.32% in 2021. Public order offenses and Other theft saw increases in subsequent years, with Shoplifting experiencing a notable rise in 2023. However, there were significant decreases in Anti-social behaviour in the following years, along with drops in Burglary, Other theft, and Shoplifting in 2020, with Violence and sexual offences experiencing a decrease in 2022.

Derby crime incidents by crime type

A total of 38519 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 14481 (37.6)%
Anti-social behaviour – 6214 (16.1)%
Public order – 3969 (10.3)%
Other theft – 2749 (7.1)%
Criminal damage and arson – 2700 (7.0)%
Shoplifting – 2335 (6.1)%
Vehicle crime – 1587 (4.1)%
Burglary – 1311 (3.4)%
Drugs – 976 (2.5)%
Other crime – 641 (1.7)%
Bicycle theft – 431 (1.1)%
Robbery – 417 (1.1)%
Possession of weapons – 388 (1.0)%
Theft from the person – 320 (0.8)%

How does Derby compare against nearby areas ?

Derby ranks 1st when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Derby wards

There are 17 wards within Derby. Arboretum (Derby), Alvaston, Abbey (Derby) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 17 wards from high crime rate to low.