Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 6DY
How much crime is recorded in DE55 6DY, 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
- 1,866 (2024)
DE55 6DYAlfreton
How safe is DE55 6DY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE55 6DY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.3
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 6DYNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Burglary2.69.1
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 91% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.