Total Crime Rate

1017.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1017.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 386.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 206.8 10/10
  • Public order 145.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.9 10/10
  • Drugs 33.9 10/10
  • Other theft 33.9 10/10
  • Robbery 23.7 10/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
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

Gresley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 377 local areas in Erewash .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gresley Road (DE7 5LX) in the last 12 months was 1017.0 per 1,000 residents and was 560.3% higher 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 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 165 (≈ 559.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresley Road (DE7 5LX), the main crime hotspot is near Critchley Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gresley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Critchley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranmer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Critchley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Critchley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allison Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flamstead Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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