Postcode · Swadlincote
Crime in DE12 6BX
How much crime is recorded in DE12 6BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Donisthope & Blackfordby
- Council
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,297 (2024)
DE12 6BXSwadlincote
How safe is DE12 6BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE12 6BX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 6BXNational
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.