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Crime in DE55 7

How much crime is recorded in DE55 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Amber Valley
Region
East Midlands
Population
16,555 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE55 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE55 7, 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
34.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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).

DE55 7National
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Shoplifting8.28.4
Burglary6.99.1
Public order6.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs3.12.4
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
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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