Total Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hobson Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hallam Fields , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 376 local areas in Erewash .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hobson Drive (DE7 4LL) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower than the Hallam Fields average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobson Drive (DE7 4LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scholars Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hobson Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allendale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Catherine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Catherine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Scholars Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scholars Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Hills Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Spinney —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Field Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 3Rd Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tinker Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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