Total Crime Rate

371.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 371.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kensington Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 14th highest crime rate of 376 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 Kensington Street (DE7 5NY) in the last 12 months was 371.8 per 1,000 residents and was 143.1% higher than the Awsworth Road average (152.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 102.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Street (DE7 5NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kensington Street, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Field Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Albany Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albany Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Hallam Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inglefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kensington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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