Postcode · Swadlincote
Crime in DE12 6JS
How much crime is recorded in DE12 6JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swadlincote South
- Council
- South Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
DE12 6JSSwadlincote
How safe is DE12 6JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE12 6JS area, below 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
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 6JSNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Burglary10.49.1
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.