Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 4HP
How much crime is recorded in DE55 4HP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanwick & Leabrooks
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,619 (2024)
DE55 4HPAlfreton
How safe is DE55 4HP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE55 4HP area, above 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
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 4HPNational
Violence and sexual offences28.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Public order7.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Burglary4.99.1
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.91.4
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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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.