Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 4AS
How much crime is recorded in DE55 4AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanwick & Leabrooks
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,779 (2024)
DE55 4ASAlfreton
How safe is DE55 4AS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE55 4AS area, 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
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 4ASNational
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Burglary6.09.1
Public order3.34.6
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.