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Crime in Derby

Thinking about Derby? This is the recent street-level crime recorded around the centre of Derby, Derbyshire, straight from the police and grouped by category.

Counts show where crimes were recorded, not how likely you are to be affected — a busy city centre always shows more than the quieter streets around it. To check a specific area, run its postcode through the crime checker. Comparing nearby? Try nottingham, sheffield, birmingham too.

Last updated: August 2026

Recorded crime near Derby centre

Recorded crimes

1,259

June 2026
within about 1 mile

  • Violence & sexual offences453
  • Anti-social behaviour144
  • Public order142
  • Shoplifting136
  • Drugs103
  • Criminal damage & arson81
  • Other theft78
  • Burglary27
  • Other crime24
  • Vehicle crime21
  • Bicycle theft15
  • Possession of weapons12
  • Robbery12
  • Theft from the person11

Police data is published about 2–3 months in arrears, so June 2026 is the most recent full month available. Counts reflect where crimes were recorded, not necessarily where they happened, and busier areas naturally show more.

This is the recorded crime around the centre of Derby. For a specific neighbourhood, open the crime checker and enter the postcode to centre the results there — with how to read the numbers and where the data comes from.

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Common questions

Is Derby a safe place to live?
No single number answers that. The figures here show recorded crime near the centre of Derby for the latest month available. For the areas you're actually considering, compare a few specific postcodes in the crime checker.
Why is the Derby crime data a couple of months old?
Police forces publish to data.police.uk about two to three months in arrears, and it updates monthly, so the latest full month is always slightly behind. We label the month shown.
Does this cover the whole of Derby?
It's the crime recorded within about a mile of the centre of Derby. For a specific neighbourhood, enter its postcode in the crime checker to centre the results there.

Where this data comes from

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