Rose Hill & Castleward
Middle areaCentral Derby. 13,607 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 8% of people in Rose Hill & Castleward live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rose Hill & Castleward
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rose Hill & Castleward at a rate of 195.9 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 | 985 |
| Other crime | 538 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 427 |
| Shoplifting | 259 |
| Drug offences | 136 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 131 |
| Vehicle crime | 62 |
| Burglary | 51 |
| Robbery | 45 |
| Theft from the person | 31 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rose Hill & Castleward compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Rose Hill & Castleward safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rose Hill & Castleward at a rate of 195.9 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, 233 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rose Hill & Castleward.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (985), other crime (538) and anti-social behaviour (427).
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 Rose Hill & Castleward alone. See Derby
Rose Hill & Castleward in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rose Hill & Castleward was £167,250 in 2025.
Rose Hill & Castleward had 11,564 usual residents at the census.
About 8% of people in Rose Hill & Castleward live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rose Hill & Castleward, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.