Total Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cook Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 29th 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 Cook Close (DE56 0JJ) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% lower than the Belper East average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cook Close (DE56 0JJ), 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 | Over Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Martindale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stoke Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stoke Close | Under investigation |
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