Postcode · Swadlincote
Crime in DE12 6BE
How much crime is recorded in DE12 6BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Donisthope & Blackfordby
- Council
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,052 (2024)
DE12 6BESwadlincote
How safe is DE12 6BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE12 6BE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DE12 6BENational
Burglary10.59.1
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Public order1.94.6
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.