Total Crime Rate
193.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laneward Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 37th 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 Laneward Close (DE7 8RH) in the last 12 months was 193.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -49.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 195.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laneward Close (DE7 8RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millbank Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Awsworth Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipley Common Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Monkton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laneward Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shipley Common Lane | — |
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