Total Crime Rate

184.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.9 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 184.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Darley Square area has the 18th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 42nd 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 Darley Square (DE7 8ST) in the last 12 months was 184.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 108.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darley Square (DE7 8ST), the main crime hotspot is near Wallsend Close. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Darley Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Circle Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallsend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallsend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fenman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fenman Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Skeavington'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monsall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallsend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donner Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Donner Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donner Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donner Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Donner Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Circle Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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