Total Crime Rate

553.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 553.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 229.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 166.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Public order 55.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Other theft 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.8 10/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
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

Howard Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Derby Road East , and the 6th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Erewash .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Close (NG10 1NG) in the last 12 months was 553.4 per 1,000 residents and was 381.4% higher than the Derby Road East average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 166.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Close (NG10 1NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mayfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranmer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cranmer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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