Crime Rates at Strelley Avenue, Ripley, DE5 3RW

Strelley Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heage & Ambergate , and the 114th 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 Strelley Avenue (DE5 3RW) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strelley Avenue (DE5 3RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dove Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.