Postcode · Belper
Crime in DE56 0SB
How much crime is recorded in DE56 0SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Openwoodgate & Holbrook
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,467 (2024)
DE56 0SBBelper
How safe is DE56 0SB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE56 0SB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 0SBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Burglary11.49.1
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.