Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

South Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Breaston , and the 150th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Erewash .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (DE72 3PP) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (DE72 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near Mcneil Grove. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Elvaston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowslip Meadow Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Mcneil Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcneil Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Mcneil Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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