Postcode · Ripley
Crime in DE5 3AZ
How much crime is recorded in DE5 3AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ripley East, Riddings & Ironville
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,461 (2024)
DE5 3AZRipley
How safe is DE5 3AZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE5 3AZ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DE5 3AZNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.