Total Crime Rate
94.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belton Drive area has the 47th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar , and the 107th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Belton Drive (DE5 3NG) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% lower than the Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar average (105.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belton Drive (DE5 3NG), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Hill Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ripley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dannah Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenhill Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peasehill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dannah Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Hill Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Hill Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mill Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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