Postcode · Belper
Crime in DE56 1EA
How much crime is recorded in DE56 1EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belper Town
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,672 (2024)
DE56 1EABelper
How safe is DE56 1EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE56 1EA 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
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 1EANational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order3.24.6
Burglary2.59.1
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.