Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shortlands area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 112th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shortlands (DE56 1FB) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 162.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shortlands (DE56 1FB), 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 (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Shortlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Laurence Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Breck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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