Crap Towns / Alfreton / Crime

How much crime is there in Alfreton?

The police recorded 118 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Alfreton from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.5 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 55.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 119, up from 116 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	116	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	119	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	119	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	55.8	34.1
Public order	14.7	6.6
Shoplifting	11.4	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.1	7.0
Other theft	8.3	5.4
Vehicle crime	4.7	3.8
Drugs	4.2	2.4
Burglary	2.7	3.1
Other crime	2.5	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.7	0.8
Theft from the person	0.8	0.4
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Alfreton	–	118
Clay Cross	8.1 km	106
Sutton in Ashfield	9.1 km	105
Ripley	6.1 km	99.3
Heanor	9.4 km	89.9
Huthwaite	6.2 km	83.1
Kirkby-in-Ashfield	8.8 km	82.5
Somercotes and Swanwick	2.2 km	78.2
South Normanton and Pinxton	3.5 km	67.3
Selston	5.7 km	58.5
Annesley Woodhouse	8.9 km	57.0
The typical town	–	76.2