Postcode · Swadlincote
Crime in DE12 6HS
How much crime is recorded in DE12 6HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Donisthope & Blackfordby
- Council
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,789 (2024)
DE12 6HSSwadlincote
How safe is DE12 6HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE12 6HS 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
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 6HSNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Burglary11.89.1
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.