Darley Abbey
Middle areaNorth Derby. 7,215 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 5% of people in Darley Abbey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Darley Abbey
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Darley Abbey at a rate of 75.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.1 per 1,000 people across Derby.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 209 |
| Other crime | 87 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 76 |
| Shoplifting | 66 |
| Vehicle crime | 36 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 30 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Darley Abbey compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Darley Abbey safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Darley Abbey at a rate of 75.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.1 per 1,000 people across Derby.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 57 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Darley Abbey.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (209), other crime (87) and anti-social behaviour (76).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Derby
These figures are published for the whole of Derby, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Derby and not Darley Abbey alone. See Derby
Darley Abbey in brief
The median price paid for a home in Darley Abbey was £291,250 in 2025.
Darley Abbey had 7,013 usual residents at the census.
About 5% of people in Darley Abbey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Darley Abbey, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.