Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 2EA
How much crime is recorded in DE55 2EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Normanton Broadmeadows & Pinxton
- Council
- Bolsover
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,731 (2024)
DE55 2EAAlfreton
How safe is DE55 2EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE55 2EA area, well below 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
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 2EANational
Burglary10.79.1
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Public order4.54.6
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other theft3.74.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.