What is the crime rate in amber valley?

As of March 2026, amber valley has an annual crime rate of 77.37 per 1,000 residents, based on 955 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does amber valley rank nationally for crime?

amber valley ranks #169 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in amber valley?

The most common crime type in amber valley is Violence & Sexual Offences with 394 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 41.3% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Derbyshire Constabulary Police

amber valley Crime Intelligence Report

amber valley recorded 955 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 7.57 per 1,000 residents. This places amber valley at #169 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 29.2% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 7.5% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

955

trending_up +29.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

77.37per 1k

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National Safety

#146of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Derbyshire

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Ranked by annual rate

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Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 25 Violence and sexual offences: 11	25
On or near Dove Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 15	15
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 13	13
On or near Memorial Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 12	12
On or near Church Lane Map	Public order: 4 Drugs: 3 Burglary: 3	4
On or near High Street Map	Shoplifting: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 4	7
On or near Main Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 10	10
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8	8
On or near Supermarket Map	Criminal damage and arson: 5 Drugs: 3	5
On or near Market Place Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8	8

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

955 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

394

41.3%

Anti-social Behaviour

141

14.8%

Public Order

8.2%

Shoplifting

7.7%

Criminal Damage & Arson

7.4%

Other Theft

5.4%

Vehicle Crime

4.6%

Drug Offences

3.5%

Burglary

2.8%

Other Crime

2.5%

Theft from Person

0.8%

Weapons Possession

0.6%

Bicycle Theft

0.2%

Robbery

0.1%

Stop & Search

March 2026

690

Total Stops

8.8%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

509

Offensive weapons

Article for use in theft

Stolen goods

Evidence of offences under the Act

Articles for use in criminal damage

Crossbows

Anything to threaten or harm anyone

Outcome

A no further action disposal547

Arrest61

Community resolution44

Summons / charged by post33

Caution (simple or conditional)3

Khat or Cannabis warning1

Penalty Notice for Disorder1

Gender

Male551

Female105

Other1

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

83.4%

White

7.6%

Asian

7.0%

Black

2.0%

Other

Stop & search data published by Derbyshire Constabulary under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

23 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Heanor West	53	132.4
2	Ripley	126	127.3
3	Langley Mill and Aldercar	79	119.5
4	Alfreton	92	117.9
5	Ironville and Riddings	54	85.5

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Alport	8	2.9
shield	Belper East	14	2.4
shield	Duffield	11	2.2
shield	Belper North	15	3.2
shield	Heage and Ambergate	16	3.3

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +29.2%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +7.5%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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