Total Crime Rate
371.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stapleton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 10th 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 Stapleton Road (DE7 8PQ) in the last 12 months was 371.4 per 1,000 residents and was 141.2% higher than the Awsworth Road average (154.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 219.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stapleton Road (DE7 8PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Litton Close. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Awsworth Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | May Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stapleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Litton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Litton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Litton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Litton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakham Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heanor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monyash Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | May Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | May Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A6007 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Prince Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Street | Under investigation |
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