Total Crime Rate
777.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
208.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King Street area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 3rd 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 King Street (DE56 1PS) in the last 12 months was 777.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2154.4% higher than the Belper East average (34.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 208.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Street (DE56 1PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Field Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Strutt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Laurence Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clusters Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clusters Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Joseph Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Strutt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Court | Under investigation |
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