Crime Rate in Ripley & Marehay, ward

Ripley & Marehay has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Amber Valley district and the 3165th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 306th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ripley & Marehay in the last 12 months was 71.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower than the Amber Valley district average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ripley & Marehay’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 258 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 307 (≈ 45.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ripley & Marehay ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.