Total Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leys Court area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 387 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 Leys Court (DE56 0EE) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the Belper East average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leys Court (DE56 0EE), the main crime hotspot is near Blackden Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Belper East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stoke Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wicksteed Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Martindale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culworth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Over Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stoke Close | Under investigation |
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