Total Crime Rate
84.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newstead Road North area has the 38th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 119th highest crime rate of 376 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 Newstead Road North (DE7 8UB) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newstead Road North (DE7 8UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A6007, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shipley View| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynyard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipley Common Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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