Crime Rates at Darklands Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0PQ

Darklands Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church Gresley , and the 101st highest crime rate of 358 local areas in South Derbyshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darklands Road (DE11 0PQ) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher than the Church Gresley average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -42.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darklands Road (DE11 0PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.