Postcode · Swadlincote
Crime in DE12 6QS
How much crime is recorded in DE12 6QS, 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
- 1,649 (2024)
DE12 6QSSwadlincote
How safe is DE12 6QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE12 6QS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 6QSNational
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary5.19.1
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other crime2.91.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.