Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Other crime 16.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitwell Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 117th highest crime rate of 376 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 Whitwell Close (DE7 8BL) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the Awsworth Road average (152.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitwell Close (DE7 8BL), the main crime hotspot is near Skeavington'S Lane. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitwell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Donner Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Skeavington'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Circle Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fenman Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Circle Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Donner Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donner Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donner Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donner Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fenman Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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