Alfreton Town vs Buxton Town

Alfreton Town has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,202 crimes in the last 12 months. Buxton Town has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 1,467 crimes. Alfreton Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Alfreton Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +3.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Buxton Town shows +13.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Alfreton Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (503 incidents). In Buxton Town, it is Violent Crime (604 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Alfreton Town recorded 132 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Buxton Town recorded 231. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Alfreton Town totalled 503 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 604 in Buxton Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Alfreton Town recorded 1,163 crimes (now 1,202, a change of +3.4%). Buxton Town recorded 1,288 crimes previously (now 1,467, +13.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Alfreton Town has a resolution rate of 29.4% and Buxton Town has 19%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Alfreton Town falls within the Derbyshire Constabulary boundary. Buxton Town is covered by Derbyshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Alfreton Town and Buxton Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.