Total Crime Rate
1142.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
234.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belfield Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 2nd 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 Belfield Street (DE7 8DU) in the last 12 months was 1142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 647.3% 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 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 234.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belfield Street (DE7 8DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Awsworth Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Taylor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boatmans Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Bloomsgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Garden | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alvenor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Awsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Critchley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Critchley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Awsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Awsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Critchley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Awsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Awsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Awsworth Road | Under investigation |
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