Crime Rates at Heage Road, Ripley, DE5 3GH

Heage Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heage & Ambergate , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 386 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 Heage Road (DE5 3GH) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Heage & Ambergate average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heage Road (DE5 3GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradgate Drive, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.