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Swadlincote East

Middle area

The south of the South Derbyshire. 8,788 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 4% of people in Swadlincote East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£215,000
Joint 1,831st cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,076
Joint 3,418th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
4%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Swadlincote East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swadlincote East at a rate of 61.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.7 per 1,000 people across South Derbyshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences254
Other crime107
Anti-social behaviour63
Criminal damage and arson47
Vehicle crime28
Drug offences22
Burglary16
Shoplifting5
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Swadlincote East compares

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Median sale price12 middle areas, South Derbyshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in South Derbyshire12 areas from £196,000 to £380,000. The middle area is £266,275. Swadlincote East is £215,000.
£215,0003rd cheapest
Population12 middle areas, South Derbyshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in South Derbyshire12 areas from 6,769 to 11,895. The middle area is 8,382. Swadlincote East is 8,076.
8,0766th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 middle areas, South Derbyshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in South Derbyshire12 areas from 0.0% to 92.0%. The middle area is 7.0%. Swadlincote East is 4.0%.
4%joint 5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 middle areas, South Derbyshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in South Derbyshire12 areas from 81.5% to 99.1%. The middle area is 94.8%. Swadlincote East is 95.6%.
95.6%5th highest

Is Swadlincote East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swadlincote East at a rate of 61.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.7 per 1,000 people across South Derbyshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swadlincote East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (254), other crime (107) and anti-social behaviour (63).

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 South Derbyshire

These figures are published for the whole of South Derbyshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Derbyshire and not Swadlincote East alone. See South Derbyshire

Average house price
£259,537
Up 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,520
108th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
Joint 114th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.4
Joint 86th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Swadlincote East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Swadlincote East was £215,000 in 2025.

Swadlincote East had 8,076 usual residents at the census.

About 4% of people in Swadlincote East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Swadlincote East, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.