Total Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Derby Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Derby Road (DE5 8RB) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the Belper East average (34.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Derby Road (DE5 8RB), the main crime hotspot is near Danesby Rise. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackberry Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sycamore Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danesby Crescent | Under investigation |
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