Total Crime Rate
29.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stoney Steps area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stoney Steps (DE56 1JA) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 800.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stoney Steps (DE56 1JA), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothwell Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsh Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alder Road | — |
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