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Crime in Amber Valley by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,748crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+1%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Heagelowest rate25.8 per 1,000 a year
80.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Ripley (-6%), Waingroves (-5%) and Belper (-3%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1AlfretonDE55 · 12,611 residents 138.90%violence
2AldercarNG16 · 24,001 residents 138.8▲ 2%violence
3Langley MillNG16 · 28,516 residents 133.8▲ 5%violence
4LeabrooksDE55 · 21,284 residents 124.8▲ 6%violence
5CodnorDE5 · 16,460 residents 122.7▼ 1%violence
6SwanwickDE55 · 16,320 residents 115.4▲ 3%violence
7WaingrovesDE5 · 20,296 residents 114.9▼ 5%violence
8RipleyDE5 · 19,667 residents 114.7▼ 6%violence
9SomercotesDE55 · 24,758 residents 114.5▲ 4%violence
10MarlpoolDE75 · 26,342 residents 113.9▼ 3%violence
11IronvilleNG16 · 4,601 residents 113▲ 7%violence
12Codnor ParkNG16 · 3,125 residents 112.6▲ 9%violence
13HeanorDE75 · 26,764 residents 108.1▼ 2%violence
14RiddingsDE55 · 9,488 residents 88.5▲ 11%violence
15HorsleyDE21 · 1,533 residents 80.9▲ 72%violence
16MarehayDE5 · 5,024 residents 78.8▼ 9%violence
17LoscoeDE75 · 3,763 residents 69.1▲ 38%violence
18KilburnDE56 · 5,941 residents 60.6▲ 64%violence
19South WingfieldDE55 · 2,314 residents 60.5▲ 40%violence
20BelperDE56 · 21,531 residents 56.1▼ 3%violence
21DuffieldDE56 · 8,725 residents 42.6▲ 41%violence
22MakeneyDE56 · 1,896 residents 42.2▼ 9%violence
23CrichDE4 · 2,653 residents 40.7▲ 80%violence
24ToadmoorDE56 · 1,876 residents 36.2▲ 31%violence
25OpenwoodgateDE56 · 8,112 residents 360%violence
26MilfordDE56 · 1,896 residents 33.8▲ 7%violence
27AmbergateDE56 · 1,876 residents 32▲ 7%violence
28Nether HeageDE56 · 1,876 residents 27.7▼ 41%violence
29Horsley WoodhouseDE7 · 3,819 residents 27.2▲ 24%violence
30HeageDE56 · 2,941 residents 25.8▼ 39%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Amber Valley have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Heage, Horsley Woodhouse, Nether Heage, Ambergate and Milford.

Which areas of Amber Valley have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Alfreton, Aldercar, Langley Mill, Leabrooks and Codnor.

Is crime going up or down in Amber Valley?

Across Amber Valley, 2,748 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 1% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.