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Overview of Amber Valley crime rate

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Amber Valley holds a medium crime rating, positioned 11th among 25 neighboring boroughs in terms of crime rates. The area reported 12,318 incidents in 2023, with a population census indicating 126,206 residents. This translates to a crime rate of 97.6 per 1,000 people, marking a 4.36% increase from the previous year.

Amber Valley’s prevalent crime categories include Violence and sexual offences (37.0%), Anti-social behaviour (20.6%), and Public order (10.3%), with the rarest incidents being Theft from the person (0.4%), Robbery (0.4%), and Bicycle theft (0.3%).

The borough comprises 23 wards, with Heanor West (197.8), Ripley (186.1), and Alfreton (162.4) reporting the highest crime rates. Conversely, the safest wards are Crich (46.7), Belper North (40.2), and Alport (33.7).

Amber Valley has experienced increases in Anti-social behaviour, Public order, and Violence and sexual offences, particularly in 2020, with Violence and sexual offences continuing to rise into 2022. On the other hand, there has been a notable decrease in Anti-social behaviour rates from 2021 to 2023, alongside reductions in Other theft, Shoplifting, and Vehicle crime in 2020.

Amber Valley crime incidents by crime type

A total of 12318 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 4557 (37.0)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2534 (20.6)%
Public order – 1270 (10.3)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1072 (8.7)%
Other theft – 701 (5.7)%
Shoplifting – 576 (4.7)%
Vehicle crime – 506 (4.1)%
Burglary – 376 (3.1)%
Drugs – 260 (2.1)%
Other crime – 219 (1.8)%
Possession of weapons – 115 (0.9)%
Theft from the person – 50 (0.4)%
Robbery – 44 (0.4)%
Bicycle theft – 38 (0.3)%

How does Amber Valley compare against nearby areas ?

Amber Valley ranks 11th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Amber Valley is compared against

Crime rates in Amber Valley wards

There are 23 wards within Amber Valley. Heanor West, Ripley, Alfreton has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 23 wards from high crime rate to low.