Crime Rate in Darley, ward

Darley has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Derby district and the 713th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 63rd highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Darley in the last 12 months was 143.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher than the Derby district average (134.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Darley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 927 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 19 cases , down -20.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 31.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,256 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Darley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Nightclub, with 426 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cheapside (241 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.