Total Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wallis Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Breaston , and the 164th 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 Wallis Close (DE72 3QS) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wallis Close (DE72 3QS), 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.
View Crime In Draycott & Risley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elvaston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowslip Meadow | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mcneil Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mcneil Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mcneil Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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