How does Amber Valley's crime rate compare with other CSPs in England and Wales?

Amber Valley ranks 229 out of 310 Community Safety Partnerships by recorded-crime rate in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Its rate of 104.9 per 1,000 is 30% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, and are context rather than a measure of safety.

What is the Gera Local Crime Index for Amber Valley?

Amber Valley scores 96/100 on the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI), a normalised index computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. A score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The index allows like-for-like comparison across all areas. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.

What is the violence against the person rate in Amber Valley?

Police recorded 50.1 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in Amber Valley in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (official Home Office CSP statistics). This offence group covers assault, harassment, and public order violence.

What is the theft offence rate in Amber Valley?

There were 18.7 theft offences per 1,000 residents recorded in Amber Valley in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (Home Office CSP statistics). Theft offences include shoplifting, vehicle crime, bicycle theft, and other property theft.

Which police force covers Amber Valley?

Amber Valley falls within the Derbyshire police force area. The crime figures here are compiled by the Home Office from data submitted by Derbyshire at Community Safety Partnership level. CSPs are sub-divisions of police force areas used for local crime and disorder reporting.

Where does this Amber Valley crime data come from?

These are official recorded-crime statistics from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25, published 23 April 2026). The rate per 1,000 uses ONS mid-2023 population estimates for the matching local authority. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally) and cover the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Recorded crime rate in Amber Valley

Derbyshire · Community Safety Partnership · financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)

What is the recorded crime rate in Amber Valley and how does it compare with other areas?

Amber Valley (Derbyshire) recorded 104.9 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) — 30% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000, ranking 229 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships. Gera Local Crime Index: 96/100. Source: Home Office CSP open data, published 23 April 2026.

Proprietary metric:Gera Local Crime Index·As of financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) · updated annually (last: 23 April 2026)

96/ 100

Gera Local Crime Index — Amber Valley

Rank 229 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships · 104.9 offences / 1,000 residents

30% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 / 1,000

These are neutral official statistics. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and the area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending. They do not measure how “dangerous” a place is and imply nothing about its residents.

Recorded crime / 1,000: 104.9
Total recorded offences: 13,466
vs CSP average: -30%
Gera Local Crime Index: 96 /100
National rank: #229 of 310
Population (ONS 2023): 128k

Offence breakdown — Amber Valley

Rate per 1,000 residents, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025).

Recorded crime offence breakdown for Amber Valley, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)
Offence group	Rate / 1,000
Violence against the person	50.1
Theft offences	18.7
Criminal damage and arson	9.5
Public order offences	14.0
Drug offences	3.7
Robbery	0.6

Note: fraud is recorded centrally (not by area) and is excluded from all figures. Sexual offences and miscellaneous crimes against society are included in the total but not shown individually to preserve data sensitivity.

Compare Amber Valley with other areas

Sort all 310 CSPs by offence type — or filter to Derbyshire areas only.

Sort by offence type

Filter by police force area

Order

Showing top 9 areas · Total crime rate per 1,000 residents · financial year 2024/25 (Apr 2024–Mar 2025) · Home Office CSP open data, OGL v3.0

Area (CSP)	Police force	Total / 1,000	Rank
Derby	Derbyshire	170.1	73
Chesterfield	Derbyshire	152.4	110
Erewash	Derbyshire	112.2	200
Bolsover	Derbyshire	107.5	220
Amber Valley(this page)	Derbyshire	104.9	229
High Peak	Derbyshire	90.7	270
South Derbyshire	Derbyshire	83.7	286
North East Derbyshire	Derbyshire	81.4	291
Derbyshire Dales	Derbyshire	69.6	305

Rates are per 1,000 resident population. These are neutral official statistics — recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population, not how safe a place is.

Amber Valley crime — frequently asked questions

What is the recorded crime rate in Amber Valley?: Amber Valley recorded 104.9 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (13,466 recorded offences across a population of 128,408), according to official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics at Community Safety Partnership level.
How does Amber Valley's crime rate compare with other CSPs in England and Wales?: Amber Valley ranks 229 out of 310 Community Safety Partnerships by recorded-crime rate in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Its rate of 104.9 per 1,000 is 30% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, and are context rather than a measure of safety.
What is the Gera Local Crime Index for Amber Valley?: Amber Valley scores 96/100 on the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI), a normalised index computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. A score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The index allows like-for-like comparison across all areas. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.
What is the violence against the person rate in Amber Valley?: Police recorded 50.1 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in Amber Valley in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (official Home Office CSP statistics). This offence group covers assault, harassment, and public order violence.
What is the theft offence rate in Amber Valley?: There were 18.7 theft offences per 1,000 residents recorded in Amber Valley in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (Home Office CSP statistics). Theft offences include shoplifting, vehicle crime, bicycle theft, and other property theft.
Which police force covers Amber Valley?: Amber Valley falls within the Derbyshire police force area. The crime figures here are compiled by the Home Office from data submitted by Derbyshire at Community Safety Partnership level. CSPs are sub-divisions of police force areas used for local crime and disorder reporting.
Where does this Amber Valley crime data come from?: These are official recorded-crime statistics from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25, published 23 April 2026). The rate per 1,000 uses ONS mid-2023 population estimates for the matching local authority. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally) and cover the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other CSPs in Derbyshire

Also see: Derbyshire police force area crime rate (PFA level) and the Gera Liveability Index.

Find a rental in Amber Valley

Browse verified listings in Amber Valley with digital leases and no agency fees — and compare crime rates, schools, and broadband before you commit.

Search rentals in Amber Valley

Reference period: financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (population: ONS mid-2023 local authority estimates). Source: Home Office — Police recorded crime by Community Safety Partnership (CSP) + ONS mid-2023 local authority population estimates. Contains Home Office and Office for National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Recorded-crime rates are official statistics presented as neutral context only and must not be used to characterise or stigmatise any area or its residents. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gera Local Crime Index methodology at /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.