Derby: local statistics
Derby is a unitary authority in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 275,344 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Derby, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
4.9% of Derby residents aged 16 to 64 (8,585 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026, compared with 3.5% in the East Midlands. A year earlier the rate was 5.0%. Over the last five years it peaked at 6.2% in August 2021 and was lowest at 4.4% in January 2023.
Average Band D council tax in Derby is £2,306.00 for 2026-27, 5.0% more than in 2025-26. It is the 32nd highest of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,484.72, so it has risen 55%.
In the year to March 2026, 30,570 offences were recorded by police in Derby: 111.0 per 1,000 people, 4th of 32 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest rate. The rate was 109.7 in the year to March 2024. The highest rate in the series was 119.3, in the year to March 2022. Fraud is not included.
The ONS counted 9,495 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Derby in March 2026, 6% more than in 2016. That is 34 for every 1,000 residents, the 32nd highest of 35 in the East Midlands.
The average house price in Derby was £207,250 in July 2026, a rise of 2.7% in twelve months. That is the 27th highest of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands (regional average £242,274). This July figure is the highest in the series, 43% up on July 2016. The average price is 5.7 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Derby. That ratio is the 31st highest ratio of 35 in the East Midlands.
Life expectancy at birth in Derby is 81.8 years for women and 78.3 years for men (2022 to 2024), compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.7 years for women and +0.1 for men. It is 27th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest for women.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 72.7% of Derby residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 3.9 points either way; the figure for the East Midlands was 75.4%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 69.9% to 75.6%.
In mid-2025 the population of Derby was estimated at 275,344, a change of +0.6% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 7.0% (the East Midlands: +8.6%), the 22nd fastest growth of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands. No earlier year in the series was higher.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Derby was £733.50 in April 2025, or £36,428 over a year. It is mid-table in the East Midlands, 17th of 35, and 1.8% more than across the East Midlands. For full-time jobs located in Derby the median is £794.60 a week (+£61.10 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £518.20, so it has risen 42% before inflation.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 257,406 |
| 2016 | 259,883 |
| 2017 | 261,104 |
| 2018 | 262,395 |
| 2019 | 263,014 |
| 2020 | 261,999 |
| 2021 | 261,260 |
| 2022 | 264,414 |
| 2023 | 269,643 |
| 2024 | 273,656 |
| 2025 | 275,344 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £145,147 |
| July 2017 | £148,903 |
| July 2018 | £154,226 |
| July 2019 | £156,285 |
| July 2020 | £160,547 |
| July 2021 | £177,912 |
| July 2022 | £195,093 |
| July 2023 | £198,391 |
| July 2024 | £198,852 |
| July 2025 | £201,881 |
| July 2026 | £207,250 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £518.20 a week |
| 2016 | £551.60 a week |
| 2017 | £546.20 a week |
| 2018 | £578.60 a week |
| 2019 | £586.30 a week |
| 2020 | £586.70 a week |
| 2021 | £579.00 a week |
| 2022 | £598.40 a week |
| 2023 | £646.00 a week |
| 2024 | £686.70 a week |
| 2025 | £733.50 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,484.72 |
| 2017-18 | £1,551.35 |
| 2018-19 | £1,643.27 |
| 2019-20 | £1,709.89 |
| 2020-21 | £1,777.94 |
| 2021-22 | £1,868.01 |
| 2022-23 | £1,910.37 |
| 2023-24 | £2,009.11 |
| 2024-25 | £2,107.35 |
| 2025-26 | £2,195.75 |
| 2026-27 | £2,306 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 78.3 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 79.9 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 79.0 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 81.6 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 109.5 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 102.4 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 119.3 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 114.1 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 109.7 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 111.0 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 73.5% |
| 2016/17 | 74.6% |
| 2017/18 | 71.9% |
| 2018/19 | 74.1% |
| 2019/20 | 74.3% |
| 2020/21 | 75.4% |
| 2021/22 | 74.2% |
| 2022/23 | 74.7% |
| 2023/24 | 75.6% |
| 2024/25 | 69.9% |
| 2025/26 | 72.7% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.5 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.6 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.7 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.6 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.2 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.1 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 81.5 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 81.4 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.4 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 81.6 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 81.8 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 8,990 |
| 2017 | 9,345 |
| 2018 | 9,225 |
| 2019 | 9,345 |
| 2020 | 9,475 |
| 2021 | 9,615 |
| 2022 | 9,530 |
| 2023 | 9,470 |
| 2024 | 9,355 |
| 2025 | 9,270 |
| 2026 | 9,495 |
Questions about Derby
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Derby?
The ONS claimant count was 8,585 in August 2026, 4.9% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
How much is Band D council tax in Derby?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,306.00 for 2026-27.
What is the crime rate in Derby?
Home Office figures show 30,570 offences in the year to March 2026, or 111.0 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the average house price in Derby?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £207,250.
What is life expectancy in Derby?
81.8 years for women and 78.3 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the population of Derby?
275,344 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the average salary in Derby?
£733.50 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
Who has power over Derby
Every body that makes decisions for Derby, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Derby council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Derby in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Derby North: Catherine Atkinson (Labour) MP
- Derby South: Baggy Shanker (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Mid Derbyshire: Jonathan Davies (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: The year to March 2025 is left out because the Home Office says some Derbyshire offences were not assigned to a partnership that year. Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East Midlands
- UK figures: UK unemployment rate · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK average house price
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Charnwood · East Lindsey · Leicester · North Northamptonshire · Nottingham · South Kesteven
Related questions
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