Postcode · Swadlincote
Crime in DE12 8NE
How much crime is recorded in DE12 8NE, 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
- 1,745 (2024)
DE12 8NESwadlincote
How safe is DE12 8NE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE12 8NE area, broadly in line with 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
30.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 8NENational
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Other theft10.54.5
Theft from the person6.22.1
Burglary4.09.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.74.6
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.92.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.