Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 5LP
How much crime is recorded in DE55 5LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tibshelf, Newton & Hardwick Park
- Council
- Bolsover
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,496 (2024)
DE55 5LPAlfreton
How safe is DE55 5LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE55 5LP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 5LPNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Burglary1.89.1
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.