Total Crime Rate
68.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clay Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Breaston , and the 154th 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 Clay Street (DE72 3WE) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clay Street (DE72 3WE), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garfield Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thoresby Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mcneil Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mcneil Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mcneil Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mapleton Road | Under investigation |
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