Total Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenwood Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hallam Fields , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 376 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 Greenwood Avenue (DE7 5PG) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the Hallam Fields average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenwood Avenue (DE7 5PG), the main crime hotspot is near Walnut Close. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Larklands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St James Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Walnut Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shaw Street East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Street East | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roberts Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roberts Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roberts Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roberts Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Powtrell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Walnut Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Walnut Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Erewash Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Erewash Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Erewash Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birch Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Smedley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkland'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Street | — |
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