Total Crime Rate

244.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.3 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 244.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hornbeam Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hallam Fields , and the 28th 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 Hornbeam Close (DE7 5SS) in the last 12 months was 244.2 per 1,000 residents and was 262.0% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 147.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornbeam Close (DE7 5SS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hornbeam Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roberts Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Walnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roberts Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roberts Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roberts Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shaw Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Erewash Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erewash Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Smedley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erewash Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powtrell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walnut Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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