Sunny Hill
Middle areaSouth west Derby. 7,379 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Sunny Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sunny Hill
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sunny Hill at a rate of 60.6 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 | 210 |
| Other crime | 103 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 59 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sunny Hill compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Sunny Hill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sunny Hill at a rate of 60.6 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, 46 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sunny Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (210), other crime (103) and anti-social behaviour (59).
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 Sunny Hill alone. See Derby
Sunny Hill in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sunny Hill was £215,000 in 2025.
Sunny Hill had 6,940 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Sunny Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sunny Hill, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.