Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 38.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moulton Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 152nd 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 Moulton Close (DE56 0EA) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moulton Close (DE56 0EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hunter Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackden Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Moulton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Over Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hilary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hilary Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Over Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Over Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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