Alfreton
Middle areaNorth east Amber Valley. 7,966 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 94% of people in Alfreton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Alfreton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Alfreton at a rate of 127.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.6 per 1,000 people across Amber Valley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 388 |
| Other crime | 191 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 143 |
| Shoplifting | 86 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 74 |
| Vehicle crime | 53 |
| Drug offences | 48 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Alfreton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Alfreton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Alfreton at a rate of 127.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.6 per 1,000 people across Amber Valley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Alfreton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (388), other crime (191) and anti-social behaviour (143).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Amber Valley
These figures are published for the whole of Amber Valley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Amber Valley and not Alfreton alone. See Amber Valley
Alfreton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Alfreton was £199,975 in 2025.
Alfreton had 7,346 usual residents at the census.
About 94% of people in Alfreton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Alfreton, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.