Crime Rate in Ashbourne South, ward

Ashbourne South has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Derbyshire Dales district and the 3502nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 363rd lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ashbourne South in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% higher than the Derbyshire Dales district average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ashbourne South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 199 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 254 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ashbourne South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 48 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Malbon'S Yard (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.