Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 4DW
How much crime is recorded in DE55 4DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ripley East, Riddings & Ironville
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,500 (2024)
DE55 4DWAlfreton
How safe is DE55 4DW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE55 4DW 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
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 4DWNational
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Anti-social behaviour16.510.7
Burglary9.99.1
Public order9.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft4.54.5
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% 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.