Crime Rate in Somercotes, ward

Somercotes has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Amber Valley district and the 685th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 63rd highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Somercotes in the last 12 months was 142.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% higher than the Amber Valley district average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Somercotes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 370 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 452 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Somercotes ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 97 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Tower Close (37 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.