Crime Rates at Ledo Avenue, Ripley, DE5 3SG

Ledo Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heage & Ambergate , and the 27th highest crime rate of 387 local areas in Amber Valley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ledo Avenue (DE5 3SG) in the last 12 months was 235.0 per 1,000 residents and was 574.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 131.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ledo Avenue (DE5 3SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitcombe Place, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.