Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 5LU
How much crime is recorded in DE55 5LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tibshelf, Newton & Hardwick Park
- Council
- Bolsover
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,743 (2024)
DE55 5LUAlfreton
How safe is DE55 5LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE55 5LU 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
32.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 5LUNational
Violence and sexual offences30.323.6
Public order6.84.6
Other theft5.34.5
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.