Postcode · Swadlincote
Crime in DE12 7RH
How much crime is recorded in DE12 7RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Donisthope & Blackfordby
- Council
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,424 (2024)
DE12 7RHSwadlincote
How safe is DE12 7RH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE12 7RH 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 7RHNational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.