Postcode · Belper
Crime in DE56 2AB
How much crime is recorded in DE56 2AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ambergate, Heage & Idridgehay
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,460 (2024)
DE56 2ABBelper
How safe is DE56 2AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE56 2AB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 2ABNational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Public order6.44.6
Burglary4.59.1
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.