Crime Rate in Belper South, ward

Belper South has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Amber Valley district and the 3075th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 318th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Belper South in the last 12 months was 55.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Amber Valley district average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Belper South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 153 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Belper South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Bargate Road, with 30 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Maple Drive (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.