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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in DE23: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

DE23 recorded 529 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.91 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 39.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 8.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring64.45 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment529 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 8.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

529
trending_up +12.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

64.45per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,564

Within DE23 district

South Derbyshire

89,522

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 61 Violence and sexual offences: 15 Drugs: 12
61
Back Sitwell Street Map
total: 27 Violence and sexual offences: 11 Public order: 6
27
Lower Eley Street Map
total: 17 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Other theft: 2
17
Mount Street Map
total: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 9 Drugs: 2
14
Wilmot Street Map
total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Drugs: 2
13
Parking Area Map
total: 12 Drugs: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
12
Shopping Area Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3
10
Goodale Street Map
total: 9 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Other theft: 2
9
Babington Lane Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Fairfield Road Map
total: 8 Public order: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
8

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
529 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
210
39.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
81
15.3%
Public Order
64
12.1%
Drug Offences
45
8.5%
Other Theft
31
5.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
28
5.3%
Shoplifting
16
3.0%
Other Crime
15
2.8%
Vehicle Crime
12
2.3%
Weapons Possession
8
1.5%
Burglary
8
1.5%
Bicycle Theft
4
0.8%
Theft from Person
4
0.8%
Robbery
3
0.6%

Crime Analysis: DE23

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in DE23 (39.7%). Anti-social Behaviour (15.3%) and Public Order (12.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in DE23 has risen noticeably — by 8.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for DE23 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +12.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +8.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.8%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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