Postcode district · Alfreton
Crime in DE55
How much crime is recorded in DE55, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 69,612 (2024)
DE55Postcode district · Alfreton
How safe is DE55
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE55, broadly in line with 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
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).
DE55National
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Public order5.74.6
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Shoplifting4.48.4
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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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.