Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 4NS
How much crime is recorded in DE55 4NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Somercotes & Pye Bridge
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,486 (2024)
DE55 4NSAlfreton
How safe is DE55 4NS
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 4NS 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
46
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 4NSNational
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary7.39.1
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.