Total Crime Rate
105.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ladygrove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heage & Ambergate , and the 90th 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 Ladygrove (DE56 2JS) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 202.0% higher than the Heage & Ambergate average (34.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 211.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ladygrove (DE56 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Ripley Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heage & Ambergate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ripley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ripley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ripley Road | — |
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