As part of Derbyshire Constabulary’s road safety priority, they often link with their colleagues in CREST (Causality Reduction Enforcement Support Team) and make them aware of certain roads that have been highlighted by local residents. With in this mind, officers from CREST recently conducted speed enforcement: they found that 14 motorists were speeding on the […]
Report Fraud launches
A new national service called Report Fraud, which has been developed to combat fraud, which now accounts for 43% of all crime in the UK, making it the single biggest threat to individuals and businesses. Report Fraud replaces Action Fraud and will provide a whole service, from how reports of cyber crime and fraud can […]
Derbyshire Police’s WhatsApp group
Want to stay up to date with what’s happening across Derbyshire Constabulary, even if you’re not on social media? Join our WhatsApp Channel – a quick, secure way to get updates from us straight to your phone. It’s a one-way broadcast channel, separate from your main chat feed. Once you’ve joined, you’ll find it under […]
Beware of email scams
As of April 2025, the total number of phishing scams (fraudulent emails) reported to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) reached over 41 million since its launch in April 2020. This has resulted in 217,000 scams being removed from across 393,395 websites pages by the National Cyber Security Centre. Insight revealed by Action Fraud shows […]
Summer crime prevention
During the warmer summer months it’s easy to forget that thieves can quickly target an open window or door, and be in and out of your property before you realise. Here are some tips to deny the thieves any easy opportunities: If you’re out in the back garden, close any windows at the front of […]


