Crime Rate in Ripley, ward

Ripley has the highest crime rate of 18 wards in Amber Valley district and the 568th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 47th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ripley in the last 12 months was 153.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% higher than the Amber Valley district average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ripley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 672 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 11 cases , up 22.2% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -18.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 863 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ripley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 317 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.