Postcode · Belper
Crime in DE56 0LY
How much crime is recorded in DE56 0LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Openwoodgate & Holbrook
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,727 (2024)
DE56 0LYBelper
How safe is DE56 0LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE56 0LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
DE56 0LYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary2.99.1
Public order2.64.6
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft0.84.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.