Postcode · Swadlincote
Crime in DE11 9LR
How much crime is recorded in DE11 9LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swadlincote South
- Council
- South Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,711 (2024)
DE11 9LRSwadlincote
How safe is DE11 9LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE11 9LR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DE11 9LRNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Shoplifting4.68.4
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Burglary0.99.1
Public order0.84.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.