Total Crime Rate

141.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Matlock Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 212th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Matlock Road (DE21 4NZ) in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% lower than the Chaddesden East average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matlock Road (DE21 4NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Matlock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hassop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Chinley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hassop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hassop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rupert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rupert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poyser Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chinley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Fritchley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Monyash Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loscoe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathkill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lathkill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lathkill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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