Total Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Derbyshire Dales has the 5th lowest crime rate of 35 districts in East Midlands region and the 33rd lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (East Midlands), it has the 5th lowest crime rate of 35 districts.
The overall crime rate in Derbyshire Dales in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower than the East Midlands region average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Derbyshire Dales’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,518 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 12 cases , down -7.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 22.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -21.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1,941 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 55.9 per 1,000
| Parish | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK parishs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matlock West | 80.1 | 24.3 (43%) | High 7/10 |
| 2 | Cromford & Matlock Bath | 77.7 | 21.9 (39%) | High 7/10 |
| 3 | Bakewell | 70.9 | 15.0 (27%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 4 | Matlock East & Tansley | 68.7 | 12.8 (23%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 5 | Ashbourne South | 60.7 | 4.8 (9%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 6 | Ashbourne North | 59.2 | 3.4 (6%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 7 | Chatsworth | 56.3 | 0.5 (1%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 8 | Wirksworth | 51.8 | -4.1 (-7%) | Low 4/10 |
| 9 | Hathersage | 51.4 | -4.5 (-8%) | Low 4/10 |
| 10 | Darley Dale | 49.5 | -6.3 (-11%) | Low 4/10 |
| 11 | Doveridge & Sudbury | 43.5 | -12.4 (-22%) | Low 3/10 |
| 12 | Calver & Longstone | 42.7 | -13.2 (-24%) | Low 3/10 |
| 13 | Hartington & Taddington | 42.0 | -13.9 (-25%) | Low 3/10 |
| 14 | Youlgrave | 41.7 | -14.2 (-25%) | Low 3/10 |
| 15 | Bradwell | 38.8 | -17.1 (-31%) | Low 3/10 |
| 16 | Bonsall & Winster | 35.1 | -20.8 (-37%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 17 | Tideswell | 35.0 | -20.9 (-37%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 18 | Dovedale, Parwich & Brassington | 34.1 | -21.7 (-39%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 19 | Hulland | 24.3 | -31.5 (-56%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 20 | Norbury | 24.3 | -31.6 (-57%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 21 | Brailsford | 21.6 | -34.2 (-61%) | Very low 1/10 |
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