Crime Rates at Beech Avenue, Ripley, DE5 3GF

Beech Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heage & Ambergate , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 387 local areas in Amber Valley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Avenue (DE5 3GF) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% higher than the Heage & Ambergate average (34.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Avenue (DE5 3GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dove Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.