Postcode · Belper
Crime in DE56 2DE
How much crime is recorded in DE56 2DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ambergate, Heage & Idridgehay
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,628 (2024)
DE56 2DEBelper
How safe is DE56 2DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE56 2DE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 2DENational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Public order3.94.6
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Burglary1.49.1
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.51.5
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 86% 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.