Amber Valley crime rate
Overview of Amber Valley crime rate
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 crime incidents 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 ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
- North West Leicestershire (87.3)
- Charnwood (84.3)
- East Staffordshire (82.1)
- Newark and Sherwood (80.1)
- South Derbyshire (78.9)
- North East Derbyshire (75.3)
- Broxtowe (73.9)
- Hinckley and Bosworth (71.0)
- Lichfield (66.2)
- Derbyshire Dales (65.4)
- Gedling (63.5)
- Staffordshire Moorlands (60.9)
- Rushcliffe (47.2)
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.
List of all 23 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Amber Valley wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Amber Valley
There are 12 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Amber Valley. Highest crime rates in DE75, DE22, DE21 .
- DE75 – 234.6
- DE22 – 218.5
- DE21 – 213.9
- DE55 – 129.0
- DE56 – 102.9
- NG16 – 81.6
- DE7 – 75.4
- DE4 – 68.9
- S11 – 59.2
- DE5 – 55.6
- DE6 – 37.6
- DE3 – 17.3
Postcode districts in Amber Valley
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