Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 4SW
How much crime is recorded in DE55 4SW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Normanton Broadmeadows & Pinxton
- Council
- Bolsover
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,381 (2024)
DE55 4SWAlfreton
How safe is DE55 4SW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE55 4SW area, broadly in line with 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
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 4SWNational
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Burglary9.19.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.62.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.