Total Crime Rate
82.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cavendish Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 130th highest crime rate of 377 local areas in Erewash .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Road (DE7 4LS) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower than the Awsworth Road average (154.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cavendish Road (DE7 4LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kensington Street, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scholars Place (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Awsworth Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kensington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kensington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kensington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kensington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kensington Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rowan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Black Hills Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Inglefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A609 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scholars Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Stanton Road | — |
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