Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Matlock Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 387 local areas in Amber Valley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Matlock Road (DE56 1BE) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matlock Road (DE56 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Court. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Matlock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joseph Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
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Data Sources

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