Postcode district · Swadlincote
Crime in DE12
How much crime is recorded in DE12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 33,658 (2024)
DE12Postcode district · Swadlincote
How safe is DE12
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE12, 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
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
DE12National
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Burglary7.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order3.14.6
Shoplifting1.98.4
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.