Postcode · Ripley
Crime in DE5 4SA
How much crime is recorded in DE5 4SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ripley West
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,379 (2024)
How safe is DE5 4SA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE5 4SA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 4SANational
Violence and sexual offences47.223.6
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Shoplifting11.18.4
Burglary9.99.1
Public order9.94.6
Drugs5.92.4
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.44.5
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.