Postcode · Belper
Crime in DE56 2BH
How much crime is recorded in DE56 2BH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ripley West
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,498 (2024)
DE56 2BHBelper
How safe is DE56 2BH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE56 2BH 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
25.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DE56 2BHNational
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Other crime1.41.5
Public order1.34.6
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 196% 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.