Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 5BH
How much crime is recorded in DE55 5BH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Normanton West
- Council
- Bolsover
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,172 (2024)
DE55 5BHAlfreton
How safe is DE55 5BH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE55 5BH 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
33.5
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 5BHNational
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Public order7.54.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Drugs4.82.4
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime2.01.5
Burglary1.99.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.