Crime Rate in Ripley & Marehay, ward

Ripley & Marehay has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Amber Valley district and the 3457th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 326th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ripley & Marehay in the last 12 months was 68.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the Amber Valley district average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ripley & Marehay’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 234 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 283 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ripley & Marehay ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.