Postcode · Belper
Crime in DE56 2LS
How much crime is recorded in DE56 2LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ambergate, Heage & Idridgehay
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
DE56 2LSBelper
How safe is DE56 2LS
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 2LS 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
19
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 2LSNational
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Burglary8.69.1
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.