Total Crime Rate

272.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.9 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 272.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

John Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 23rd 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 John Street (DE7 8GL) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% higher than the Awsworth Road average (152.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 146.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (DE7 8GL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in John Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alvenor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Taylor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Bloomsgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Critchley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Critchley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Critchley Street —
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Data Sources

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