Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 6BX
How much crime is recorded in DE55 6BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stonebroom, Shirland & Wessington
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,787 (2024)
DE55 6BXAlfreton
How safe is DE55 6BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE55 6BX 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
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 6BXNational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Burglary4.29.1
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.