Crime Rate in Alfreton, ward

Alfreton has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Amber Valley district and the 817th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 80th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Alfreton in the last 12 months was 134.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% higher than the Amber Valley district average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Alfreton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 512 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 657 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Alfreton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near High Street, with 71 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Chesterfield Road (39 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.