Total Crime Rate
135.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Scarborough Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 66th highest crime rate of 377 local areas in Erewash .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Scarborough Avenue (DE7 5GZ) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Scarborough Avenue (DE7 5GZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 18 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.
View Crime In Awsworth Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West End Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West End Crescent | Under investigation |
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