Crime in Derbyshire Dales
Recorded crime in Derbyshire Dales is 0.6 times the England and Wales average. It is about the same as 5 years ago. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
71,757 residents in 43 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 4.5/10Fair
- 5-year change
- +1%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
About the same as 5 years ago Recorded crimes in Derbyshire Dales, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.6× the England and Wales average. 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 62% of the harm here
- Burglary: 19% of the harm here
- Other theft: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 62% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 16 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 3.4 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 17.7 |
| Drugs | 1.5 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 1.7 |
| Other theft | 4.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 4.7 |
| Public order | 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 |
| Shoplifting | 2.3 |
What crimes are recorded in Derbyshire Dales
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 60 | 0.84 |
| Cars broken into | 38 | 0.53 |
| Vehicle tampering | 6 | - |
| Vandalism to homes | 29 | 0.40 |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 18 | 0.25 |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 98 | 1.4 |
| Arson | 11 | 0.15 |
| Burglary of homes | 61 | 0.85 |
| Burglary of businesses | 60 | 0.84 |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 15 | 0.21 |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 23 | 0.32 |
| Robbery of people | 6 | - |
| Violence with injury | 416 | 5.8 |
| Violence without injury | 409 | 5.7 |
| Stalking and harassment | 489 | 6.8 |
| Sexual offences | 152 | 2.1 |
| Shoplifting | 200 | 2.8 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 | - |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 22 | 0.31 |
| Drug dealing | 31 | 0.43 |
| Drug possession | 85 | 1.2 |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Derbyshire Police area: 759 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (654 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Derbyshire Dales.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
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Questions about crime in Derbyshire Dales
- Is Derbyshire Dales a safe place to live?
- Derbyshire Dales scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Derbyshire Dales?
- About the same as 5 years ago: 3,390 recorded crimes a year then, 3,437 now.
- What is the most common crime in Derbyshire Dales?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 18 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How many cars are stolen in Derbyshire Dales?
- In Derbyshire Dales, the police recorded 60 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
- Is vandalism common in Derbyshire Dales?
- 145 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Derbyshire Dales in 2025/26, 2.0 per 1,000 residents, 0.4 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Derbyshire Dales last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Derbyshire Dales in 2025/26.