Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 1FB
How much crime is recorded in DE55 1FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanwick & Leabrooks
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,297 (2024)
DE55 1FBAlfreton
How safe is DE55 1FB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE55 1FB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
DE55 1FBNational
Violence and sexual offences33.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Other theft5.64.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order4.44.6
Burglary3.09.1
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.