Total Crime Rate

144.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.0 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 144.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Derwent Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 57th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Erewash .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derwent Avenue (DE7 8ED) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 105.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Avenue (DE7 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Derwent Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nether Slade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhalgh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nether Slade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order A6007 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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