Crime Rates at Leycote Way, Belper, DE56 1BT

Leycote Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 106th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leycote Way (DE56 1BT) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 174.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leycote Way (DE56 1BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acorn Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.