Postcode · Swadlincote
Crime in DE12 6JP
How much crime is recorded in DE12 6JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton
- Council
- South Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,165 (2024)
DE12 6JPSwadlincote
How safe is DE12 6JP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE12 6JP area, well 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
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 6JPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Burglary8.79.1
Public order5.84.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.