Crime Rate in Belper South, ward

Belper South has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Amber Valley district and the 2897th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 277th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Belper South in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Amber Valley district average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Belper South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Belper South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Maple Drive. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.