Postcode · Belper
Crime in DE56 1LA
How much crime is recorded in DE56 1LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belper Far Laund
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,701 (2024)
How safe is DE56 1LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE56 1LA 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
17.0
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 1LANational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Public order2.54.6
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other theft0.04.5
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.