Postcode · Swadlincote
Crime in DE12 8DB
How much crime is recorded in DE12 8DB, 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
- 1,646 (2024)
DE12 8DBSwadlincote
How safe is DE12 8DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE12 8DB 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
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 8DBNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Burglary7.29.1
Other theft5.14.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Public order3.14.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.