Crich
Crich is a village in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 1 pharmacy and 3 restaurants and cafés, 17 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Whatstandwell, 1.7 km away. There were around 17 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Crich area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Amber Valley area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 126,206 residents at roughly 476 people per km².
- Council
- Amber Valley
- County
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Police force
- Derbyshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 87th of 294 English council areas — better than 70% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 7° · 60% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:29
9h 20m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
13 reported · August 2026▼ 7% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Burglary1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Alfreton Rural · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- 1. Anti-Social Behaviour on Crich Recreation Ground, Crich 2. Anti-Social Behaviour on King Street, Alfreton 3. Drug Dealing on Outseats…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
196 reported road collisions (2025)
50 killed or seriously injured · 246 casualties · 15.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
44 food businesses within 2 miles
- 35 rated 4–5 ★ (30 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Whatstandwell (1.7 km)
- 17 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Whatstandwell (1.7 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£232,141 average▲ 2.7% YoY
Across Amber Valley · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£799 average monthly rent▲ 4% YoY
- 1 bed £584
- 2 bed £741
- 3 bed £914
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.5× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.5 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,912 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (7.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (7.4 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
20 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Crich (1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
126,206 residents in Amber Valley · 476/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,039
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,050
- Net moves+1,989
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 161 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,408 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (38% of 61,280)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
72 schools · 18,391 pupils
56 primary · 8 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 25 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
69 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Heanor Gate Spencer AcademyOutstanding
- David Nieper AcademyGood
- Swanwick Hall SchoolGood
- The Ecclesbourne SchoolGood
- The Ripley AcademyGood
- Aldercar High School
- Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
- John Flamsteed Community School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Amber Valley
Care & health services
689 CQC-registered services
- Care homes245
- GP practices111
- Dentists139
- Homecare agencies147
- Hospitals & hospices18
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Derbyshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Crich)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 39 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
144 applications decided
98.6% granted · 142 granted, 2 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
John Whitby
Labour
Derbyshire Dales
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 19
- Con 7
- LD 1
- Grn 5
- Ref 3
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,290 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£743 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,016 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 60,703 certificates
11.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
57% low-carbon electricity
Gas 40% · Wind 26% · Biomass 25% · Solar 4%
188 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Derbyshire): 60.5 women · 60.5 men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in DE4
- Credas Medical
- Hannage Brook Medical Centre
- Crich Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Derbyshire Dales:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills1,414 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks442 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Ban on sale of disposable BBQs299 local signatures · 22,327 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects205 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately193 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Crich · 0.0 kmCrich is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. Besides the village of Crich itself, the civil parish includes the nearby villages of Fritchley and Whatstandwell, and the hamle…
- St Mary's Church, Crich · 0.5 km
St Mary's Church, Crich is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Crich, Derbyshire.
National Tramway Museum · 0.8 kmThe National Tramway Museum is a transport museum located in the village and civil parish of Crich, in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The museum's collection of trams is officially designated as bei…
Chase Cliffe · 0.9 kmChase Cliffe is a building situated between the villages of Whatstandwell and Crich in Derbyshire. The house was built in 1859 by the three sisters of then deceased Francis Hurt.
Coddington, Derbyshire · 1.2 kmCoddington is a hamlet in the civil parish of Crich, in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. It is located ½ mile west of the village of Crich. According to the 1891 edition of Kelly's Directory there wer…
Crich Stand · 1.3 kmCrich Stand is a memorial tower, originally erected in 1923 to the memory of the 11,409 members of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment who died in the First World War. Further dedications extend this to members of the reg…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crich?
- Crich is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Amber Valley local authority.
- How deprived is Crich?
- The Amber Valley local authority, which includes Crich, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.