Postcode · Swadlincote
Crime in DE12 7PL
How much crime is recorded in DE12 7PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Donisthope & Blackfordby
- Council
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,602 (2024)
DE12 7PLSwadlincote
How safe is DE12 7PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE12 7PL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 7PLNational
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Burglary5.29.1
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.31.5
Other theft1.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 57% 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.