Crime Rate in Belper East, ward

Belper East has the lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Amber Valley district and the 1223rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 83rd lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Belper East in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Amber Valley district average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Belper East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 186 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 224 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Belper East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Marsh Lane, with 14 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Blackden Close (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.