Postcode · Swadlincote
Crime in DE12 7LT
How much crime is recorded in DE12 7LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Measham & Appleby Magna
- Council
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,613 (2024)
DE12 7LTSwadlincote
How safe is DE12 7LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE12 7LT 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
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 7LTNational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Shoplifting11.58.4
Burglary7.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order3.54.6
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.