Postcode · Ripley
Crime in DE5 3RB
How much crime is recorded in DE5 3RB, 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
- 1,454 (2024)
DE5 3RBRipley
How safe is DE5 3RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE5 3RB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 3RBNational
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Public order11.34.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Drugs5.12.4
Other theft3.64.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Burglary1.59.1
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.