Total Crime Rate

982.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 982.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 537.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.4 10/10
  • Public order 62.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.7 10/10
  • Other theft 34.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Critchley Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 4th highest crime rate of 377 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 Critchley Street (DE7 8GB) in the last 12 months was 982.9 per 1,000 residents and was 538.2% higher than the Awsworth Road average (154.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 234.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Critchley Street (DE7 8GB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Critchley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fullwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fullwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Brussells Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Brussells Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brussells Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brussells Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Wilton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wilton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Providence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Providence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Providence Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Critchley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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