Total Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belmont Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Breaston , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 376 local areas in Erewash .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Belmont Avenue (DE72 3AA) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Breaston average (54.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belmont Avenue (DE72 3AA), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Breaston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maylands Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maxwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maylands Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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