Crap Towns / Somercotes and Swanwick / Crime

How much crime is there in Somercotes and Swanwick?

The police recorded 78.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Somercotes and Swanwick from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 40.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 77.9, down from 78.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	78.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	78.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	77.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	40.0	34.1
Public order	8.4	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	7.3	7.0
Shoplifting	5.6	7.1
Other theft	5.0	5.4
Vehicle crime	2.9	3.8
Burglary	2.6	3.1
Other crime	2.3	2.0
Drugs	2.1	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Alfreton	2.2 km	118
Ripley	4.1 km	99.3
Heanor	7.2 km	89.9
Huthwaite	7.3 km	83.1
Kirkby-in-Ashfield	8.7 km	82.5
Somercotes and Swanwick	–	78.2
Eastwood	8.8 km	76.8
South Normanton and Pinxton	3.9 km	67.3
Selston	4.7 km	58.5
Annesley Woodhouse	8.2 km	57.0
Belper	8.8 km	48.8
The typical town	–	76.2