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Crime in DE5 3

How much crime is recorded in DE5 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Amber Valley
Region
East Midlands
Population
24,544 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE5 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE5 3, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DE5 3National
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Public order6.74.6
Shoplifting6.28.4
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Drugs3.92.4
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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