Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 2BQ
How much crime is recorded in DE55 2BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Normanton West
- Council
- Bolsover
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,726 (2024)
DE55 2BQAlfreton
How safe is DE55 2BQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE55 2BQ area, broadly in line with 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
33.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 2BQNational
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Shoplifting8.88.4
Burglary5.39.1
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.