Mercia

The South Derbyshire area spans 131 Square miles and covers the towns of Swadlincote and Melbourne as well as villages and hamlets such as Hilton, Repton, Aston on Trent and Overseal. About a third of the national forest lies within the district as well as many attractions such as Elvaston Country park, Foremark and Staunton Harold reservoir, Calke Abbey a Grade I listed country house and grounds near Ticknall and Melbourne Hall a Georgian style country house previously owned by the 2nd Viscount Melbourne, British Prime Minister from 1835 to 1841. Swadlincote is the principal town with a shopping area and town hall. It is historically significant for being a mining town and for pottery and brick manufacturing

The South Derbyshire Policing Unit is part of Derbyshire Constabulary, built up of a Local policing unit responsible for responding to emergency and non emergency incidents and a Safer Neighbourhood team responsible for an individual area to focus on crime prevention, community engagement, problem solving, working closely with partner agencies and residents to address community issues.