Crime Rate in Ripley, ward

Ripley has the highest crime rate of 18 wards in Amber Valley district and the 594th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 51st highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ripley in the last 12 months was 155.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% higher than the Amber Valley district average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ripley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 632 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 818 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ripley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 117 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.