Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balmoral Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ockbrook & Borrowash , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 377 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 Balmoral Road (DE72 3FZ) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower than the Ockbrook & Borrowash average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Road (DE72 3FZ), the main crime hotspot is near Priorway Gardens. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Rose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Priorway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balmoral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Road —
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Data Sources

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