Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 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 66.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • 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
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

Meadow Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Breaston , and the 156th 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 Meadow Close (DE72 3QR) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Close (DE72 3QR), 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 Meadow Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mcneil Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowslip Meadow Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcneil Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Mcneil Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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