Crime Rate in Somercotes, ward

Somercotes has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Amber Valley district and the 942nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 85th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Somercotes in the last 12 months was 129.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher than the Amber Valley district average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Somercotes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 306 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 381 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Somercotes ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 76 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Tower Close (28 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.