Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 1RT
How much crime is recorded in DE55 1RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanwick & Leabrooks
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,154 (2024)
DE55 1RTAlfreton
How safe is DE55 1RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE55 1RT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 1RTNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Burglary2.59.1
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 53% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.