Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 4DZ
How much crime is recorded in DE55 4DZ, 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
- 1,457 (2024)
DE55 4DZAlfreton
How safe is DE55 4DZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE55 4DZ 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
32.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 4DZNational
Violence and sexual offences27.223.6
Public order8.14.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Other theft5.34.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.71.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Burglary1.69.1
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Drugs1.32.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.