North East Derbyshire: local statistics
North East Derbyshire is a district council area in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 107,888 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 North East Derbyshire, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The police recorded 54.3 crimes per 1,000 residents in North East Derbyshire in the year to March 2026 (5,853 offences in all), 25th of 32 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest rate. A year earlier it was 54.9. In the year to March 2016 it was 29.1 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The claimant count for North East Derbyshire stood at 1,465 in August 2026, or 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the East Midlands was 3.5%. The rate was the same a year earlier. Over the last five years it peaked at 3.4% in August 2021 and was lowest at 2.2% in July 2025.
The ONS counted 3,875 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in North East Derbyshire in March 2026, 5% more than in 2016. That is 36 for every 1,000 residents, the 28th highest of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands.
Homes in North East Derbyshire sold for an average of £253,810 in July 2026, a rise of 8.4% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it mid-table in the East Midlands, 15th of 35; the average for the East Midlands was £242,274. Prices are 53% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in North East Derbyshire (£36,422) gives a ratio of 7.0. That ratio is the 14th highest ratio of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands.
Average Band D council tax in North East Derbyshire is £2,466.57 for 2026-27, 4.7% more than in 2025-26. It is the 14th highest of 35 in the East Midlands. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,687.97, so it has risen 46%.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in North East Derbyshire was £741.30 in April 2025, or £36,422 over a year. It is mid-table in the East Midlands, 15th of 35, and 2.8% more than across the East Midlands. Jobs based in North East Derbyshire paid a median £722.20 a week, £19.10 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £514.50, so it has risen 44% before inflation.
North East Derbyshire had an estimated 107,888 residents in mid-2025, a change of +1.3% in a year. That is 8,715 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 8.8% (the East Midlands: +8.6%), close to the middle of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands (16th fastest growth). No earlier year in the series was higher.
In 2022 to 2024, women in North East Derbyshire had a life expectancy at birth of 83.3 years; for men it was 79.9, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. For women that is 0.1 years less than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.4 less. It is close to the middle of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands (17th highest for women).
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 77.0% of North East Derbyshire residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 7.3 points); the figure for the East Midlands was 75.4%. Its lowest reading in the series was 65.8% and its highest 81.3%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 99,173 |
| 2016 | 99,755 |
| 2017 | 99,897 |
| 2018 | 100,100 |
| 2019 | 100,371 |
| 2020 | 100,978 |
| 2021 | 102,294 |
| 2022 | 103,802 |
| 2023 | 104,824 |
| 2024 | 106,550 |
| 2025 | 107,888 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £166,227 |
| July 2017 | £180,143 |
| July 2018 | £181,275 |
| July 2019 | £186,213 |
| July 2020 | £191,566 |
| July 2021 | £199,871 |
| July 2022 | £224,689 |
| July 2023 | £215,400 |
| July 2024 | £225,624 |
| July 2025 | £234,119 |
| July 2026 | £253,810 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £514.50 a week |
| 2016 | £507.20 a week |
| 2017 | £539.30 a week |
| 2018 | £568.90 a week |
| 2019 | £567.80 a week |
| 2020 | £539.50 a week |
| 2021 | £583.00 a week |
| 2022 | £613.20 a week |
| 2023 | £660.50 a week |
| 2024 | £684.10 a week |
| 2025 | £741.30 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,687.97 |
| 2017-18 | £1,745.85 |
| 2018-19 | £1,825.43 |
| 2019-20 | £1,906.77 |
| 2020-21 | £1,948.72 |
| 2021-22 | £2,004.27 |
| 2022-23 | £2,063.43 |
| 2023-24 | £2,143.77 |
| 2024-25 | £2,246.16 |
| 2025-26 | £2,354.93 |
| 2026-27 | £2,466.57 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 29.1 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 28.7 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 32.8 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 35.3 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 50.0 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 51.8 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 55.6 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 55.0 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 54.9 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 54.3 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 77.3% |
| 2016/17 | 79.3% |
| 2017/18 | 79.6% |
| 2018/19 | 81.3% |
| 2019/20 | 78.2% |
| 2020/21 | 77.7% |
| 2021/22 | 77.4% |
| 2022/23 | 71.8% |
| 2023/24 | 65.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75.4% |
| 2025/26 | 77.0% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.4 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.2 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.9 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.9 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.8 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.7 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.5 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.6 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.5 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.2 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.3 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 3,685 |
| 2017 | 3,735 |
| 2018 | 3,680 |
| 2019 | 3,705 |
| 2020 | 3,775 |
| 2021 | 3,835 |
| 2022 | 3,895 |
| 2023 | 3,775 |
| 2024 | 3,760 |
| 2025 | 3,810 |
| 2026 | 3,875 |
Questions about North East Derbyshire
What is the crime rate in North East Derbyshire?
54.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in North East Derbyshire?
1,465 in August 2026 (2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the average house price in North East Derbyshire?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £253,810.
How much is Band D council tax in North East Derbyshire?
£2,466.57 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the average salary in North East Derbyshire?
£741.30 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the population of North East Derbyshire?
107,888 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is life expectancy in North East Derbyshire?
83.3 years for women and 79.9 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
Who has power over North East Derbyshire
Every body that makes decisions for North East Derbyshire, 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
- North East Derbyshire council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- North East Derbyshire in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Derbyshire County Council county council
- East Midlands Combined Authority combined authority
- Derbyshire Constabulary police force
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- East Midlands in official figures
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
- Bolsover: Natalie Fleet (Labour) MP
- North East Derbyshire: Louise Sandher-Jones (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: Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK unemployment rate · UK average house price
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Blaby · Chesterfield · Erewash · Harborough · Lincoln · North West Leicestershire
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