Crime in Bakewell
Recorded crime in Bakewell is about the Derbyshire Dales average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 10%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Bakewell: about 3,431 residents in 5 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 6.0/10Fair
- 5-year change
- +10%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.0×the Derbyshire Dales average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Bakewell.
Crime over 5 years
Up 10% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Bakewell, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the Derbyshire Dales average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 59% of the harm here
- Burglary: 23% of the harm here
- Other theft: 5% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 17 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Derbyshire Dales (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Derbyshire Dales council area, not only Bakewell. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 60 | 0.84 | About the same |
| Cars broken into | 38 | 0.53 | Down 28% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 145 | 2.0 | Up 18% |
| Burglary of homes | 62 | 0.86 | Down 2% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in DE45
In DE45, the postcode district at the centre of Bakewell, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 166 | 5% | 10% | 58% | 15% | 11% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 5% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 4.5 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 17.6 |
| Drugs | 0.9 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.3 |
| Other crime | 1.2 |
| Other theft | 4.6 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.5 |
| Public order | 4.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 |
| Shoplifting | 5.3 |
Postcode districts in Bakewell
Nearby towns
Council: Derbyshire Dales
Questions about crime in Bakewell
- Is Bakewell a safe place to live?
- Bakewell scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is about the Derbyshire Dales average.
- Is crime going up or down in Bakewell?
- Up 10% over 5 years, from 179 recorded crimes a year to 197.
- What is the most common crime in Bakewell?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 18 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Bakewell compare with Derbyshire Dales?
- Crime severity in Bakewell is about the Derbyshire Dales average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Bakewell?
- In DE45, the postcode district at the centre of Bakewell, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 39% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Bakewell?
- In Derbyshire Dales, the council area Bakewell is in, the police recorded 60 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.8 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Bakewell?
- 145 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Derbyshire Dales, the council area Bakewell is in, 2.0 per 1,000 residents, 0.4 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Bakewell last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Derbyshire Dales, the council area Bakewell is in, against 0 the year before.