Ashbourne vs Belper Town

Ashbourne has a safety score of 27/100 (Below Average) and recorded 590 crimes in the last 12 months. Belper Town has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 890 crimes. Ashbourne scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ashbourne shows a year-on-year crime trend of +3.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Belper Town shows +5.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ashbourne, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (262 incidents). In Belper Town, it is Violent Crime (373 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ashbourne recorded 81 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Belper Town recorded 121. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ashbourne totalled 262 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 373 in Belper Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ashbourne recorded 569 crimes (now 590, a change of +3.7%). Belper Town recorded 843 crimes previously (now 890, +5.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Ashbourne has a resolution rate of 13.8% and Belper Town has 18.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ashbourne falls within the Derbyshire Constabulary boundary. Belper Town is covered by Derbyshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Ashbourne and Belper Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.