Postcode sector · Belper
Crime in DE56 9
How much crime is recorded in DE56 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 1,982 (2024)
DE56 9Postcode sector · Belper
How safe is DE56 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE56 9, broadly in line with 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
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Public order4.44.6
Burglary4.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.