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Crime in DE5 8

How much crime is recorded in DE5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Amber Valley
Region
East Midlands
Population
12,470 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE5 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE5 8, 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
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary4.99.1
Public order4.04.6
Shoplifting3.48.4
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft2.14.5
Theft from the person1.82.1
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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