Postcode · Alfreton
Crime in DE55 6LG
How much crime is recorded in DE55 6LG, 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
- 1,366 (2024)
How safe is DE55 6LG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE55 6LG 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
34.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DE55 6LGNational
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Burglary11.49.1
Public order8.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.14.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.