Crime in Matlock
Recorded crime in Matlock is 1.5 times the Derbyshire Dales average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 6%. 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 Matlock: about 9,197 residents in 11 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.8/10Good
- 5-year change
- +6%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.5×the Derbyshire Dales average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Matlock.
Crime over 5 years
Up 6% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Matlock, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.5× the Derbyshire Dales average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 65 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 71% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Drugs: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 71% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 27 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 Matlock. 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 DE4
In DE4, the postcode district at the centre of Matlock, 11% 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) | 818 | 8% | 11% | 60% | 13% | 8% |
| Public order | 208 | 13% | 15% | 44% | 24% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 179 | 6% | 14% | 25% | 54% | 2% |
| Other theft | 157 | 4% | 4% | 18% | 69% | 6% |
| Shoplifting | 131 | 31% | 8% | 6% | 53% | 2% |
| Drugs | 85 | 34% | 38% | 11% | 2% | 15% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 52 | 12% | 0% | 17% | 71% | 0% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% 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 | 0.3 |
| Burglary | 2.7 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 29.5 |
| Drugs | 2.9 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.7 |
| Other crime | 1.4 |
| Other theft | 5.3 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.5 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.6 |
| Public order | 7.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 |
| Shoplifting | 5.6 |
Postcode districts in Matlock
Nearby towns
Council: Derbyshire Dales
Questions about crime in Matlock
- Is Matlock a safe place to live?
- Matlock scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.5 times the Derbyshire Dales average.
- Is crime going up or down in Matlock?
- Up 6% over 5 years, from 669 recorded crimes a year to 711.
- What is the most common crime in Matlock?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 30 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Matlock compare with Derbyshire Dales?
- Crime severity in Matlock is 1.5 times the Derbyshire Dales average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Matlock?
- In DE4, the postcode district at the centre of Matlock, 11% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 30% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Matlock?
- In Derbyshire Dales, the council area Matlock 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 Matlock?
- 145 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Derbyshire Dales, the council area Matlock is in, 2.0 per 1,000 residents, 0.4 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Matlock last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Derbyshire Dales, the council area Matlock is in, against 0 the year before.