Total Crime Rate
142.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Short Row area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 49th highest crime rate of 387 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 Short Row (DE56 1DJ) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 332.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Short Row (DE56 1DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Belper East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joseph Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Joseph Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
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