Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakwell Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Little Hallam , and the 87th highest crime rate of 377 local areas in Erewash .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwell Crescent (DE7 5GX) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher than the Little Hallam average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwell Crescent (DE7 5GX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scarborough Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakwell Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jackson Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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