Total Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 23.2 2/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Leighton Way area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leighton Way (DE56 1SX) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the Belper East average (34.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Leighton Way (DE56 1SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Leighton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Fleet Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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