Crime Rate in Swanwick, ward

Swanwick has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Amber Valley district and the 2859th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 291st lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Swanwick in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Amber Valley district average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Swanwick’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 13.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 182 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Swanwick ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nether Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.