Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 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 80.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ash Street area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 129th 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 Ash Street (DE7 8NS) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Street (DE7 8NS), the main crime hotspot is near Grenville Drive. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stapleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour May Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennerley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenville Drive
Apr 2026Other crime Portland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haddon Street Local resolution

Data Sources

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