Derbyshire Constabulary/Crime in Derbyshire Constabulary

Crime in Derbyshire Constabulary

Recorded crime across Derbyshire Constabulary's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 1,046,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

7,894Crimes recorded

7.5Rate per 1,000

16 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

7,894

Crime rate per 1,000

7.5 per 1,000 people

National ranking

16 of 41 (3% below average)

Month-on-month

-1.0%

Year-on-year

+1.3% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (43.5%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20239,156 crimes

Mar 20239,982 crimes

+9.0% vs previous month

Apr 202310,151 crimes

+1.7% vs previous month

May 202310,744 crimes

+5.8% vs previous month

Jun 202310,423 crimes

-3.0% vs previous month

Jul 202310,152 crimes

-2.6% vs previous month

Aug 20239,992 crimes

-1.6% vs previous month

Sept 20239,388 crimes

-6.0% vs previous month

Oct 20238,933 crimes

-4.8% vs previous month

Nov 20238,169 crimes

-8.6% vs previous month

Dec 20238,129 crimes

-0.5% vs previous month

Jan 20248,216 crimes

+1.1% vs previous month

Feb 20248,902 crimes

+8.3% vs previous month

Mar 20248,910 crimes

+0.1% vs previous month

Apr 20248,809 crimes

-1.1% vs previous month

May 20249,491 crimes

+7.7% vs previous month

Jun 20249,646 crimes

+1.6% vs previous month

Jul 20249,543 crimes

-1.1% vs previous month

Aug 20249,223 crimes

-3.4% vs previous month

Sept 20248,724 crimes

-5.4% vs previous month

Oct 20249,066 crimes

+3.9% vs previous month

Nov 20246,964 crimes

-23.2% vs previous month

Dec 20247,742 crimes

+11.2% vs previous month

Jan 20257,793 crimes

+0.7% vs previous month

Feb 20257,404 crimes

-5.0% vs previous month

Mar 20259,162 crimes

+23.7% vs previous month

Apr 20258,692 crimes

-5.1% vs previous month

May 20259,264 crimes

+6.6% vs previous month

Jun 20259,199 crimes

-0.7% vs previous month

Jul 20259,567 crimes

+4.0% vs previous month

Aug 20258,878 crimes

-7.2% vs previous month

Sept 20258,123 crimes

-8.5% vs previous month

Oct 20258,532 crimes

+5.0% vs previous month

Nov 20258,035 crimes

-5.8% vs previous month

Dec 20257,972 crimes

-0.8% vs previous month

Jan 20267,894 crimes

-1.0% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
3,435 (43.5%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
863 (10.9%)
3
Shoplifting
655 (8.3%)
4
Public order
605 (7.7%)
5
Criminal damage and arson
499 (6.3%)
6
Other theft
494 (6.3%)
7
Drugs
352 (4.5%)
8
Vehicle crime
297 (3.8%)
9
Burglary
257 (3.3%)
10
Other crime
189 (2.4%)
11
Possession of weapons
97 (1.2%)
12
Robbery
80 (1.0%)
13
Theft from person
52 (0.7%)
14
Bicycle theft
19 (0.2%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	7,894	-1.0%	3,435	863	257	297	655	352	80	605
Dec 2025	7,972	-0.8%	3,526	804	260	278	618	322	61	687
Nov 2025	8,035	-5.8%	3,415	976	299	336	634	288	92	709
Oct 2025	8,532	+5.0%	3,487	1,134	305	390	649	312	72	741
Sept 2025	8,123	-8.5%	3,281	1,158	213	374	612	239	59	762
Aug 2025	8,878	-7.2%	3,599	1,476	252	294	566	265	69	821
Jul 2025	9,567	+4.0%	3,947	1,649	258	275	619	284	81	916
Jun 2025	9,199	-0.7%	3,698	1,641	253	281	629	226	65	862
May 2025	9,264	+6.6%	3,751	1,732	224	287	569	254	53	842
Apr 2025	8,692	-5.1%	3,320	1,649	242	335	566	247	53	799
Mar 2025	9,162	+23.7%	3,712	1,545	223	285	648	327	43	897
Feb 2025	7,404	-5.0%	2,906	1,186	240	300	530	253	45	614
Jan 2025	7,793	+0.7%	3,254	1,037	283	362	558	271	39	661
Dec 2024	7,742	+11.2%	3,333	980	235	322	501	215	42	656
Nov 2024	6,964	-23.2%	3,313	0	228	271	582	299	48	701
Oct 2024	9,066	+3.9%	3,599	1,466	265	387	615	289	61	827
Sept 2024	8,724	-5.4%	3,468	1,291	268	332	595	239	54	911
Aug 2024	9,223	-3.4%	3,504	1,586	277	317	625	244	43	947
Jul 2024	9,543	-1.1%	3,669	1,692	269	318	639	272	39	1,042
Jun 2024	9,646	+1.6%	3,922	1,637	281	316	610	255	51	934
May 2024	9,491	+7.7%	3,726	1,549	283	314	637	231	68	1,011
Apr 2024	8,809	-1.1%	3,476	1,310	314	361	663	208	43	800
Mar 2024	8,910	+0.1%	3,716	1,258	263	372	612	232	51	848
Feb 2024	8,902	+8.3%	3,222	2,208	289	329	493	230	45	716
Jan 2024	8,216	+1.1%	3,261	1,100	315	393	591	230	37	735
Dec 2023	8,129	-0.5%	3,371	1,021	350	343	503	258	44	741
Nov 2023	8,169	-8.6%	3,353	1,082	299	351	525	207	46	791
Oct 2023	8,933	-4.8%	3,558	1,310	366	314	580	199	73	931
Sept 2023	9,388	-6.0%	3,505	1,730	332	325	614	179	69	979
Aug 2023	9,992	-1.6%	3,503	1,998	315	413	718	185	60	997
Jul 2023	10,152	-2.6%	3,631	1,934	372	407	626	225	72	991
Jun 2023	10,423	-3.0%	4,042	1,994	297	361	549	192	68	1,113
May 2023	10,744	+5.8%	4,017	2,075	372	396	507	213	64	1,119
Apr 2023	10,151	+1.7%	3,775	1,856	385	517	530	186	69	1,012
Mar 2023	9,982	+9.0%	3,831	1,649	384	481	536	211	58	982
Feb 2023	9,156	—	3,458	1,531	374	438	512	209	74	890