Total Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 25.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Recreation Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Long Eaton Central , and the 82nd 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 Recreation Street (NG10 2DE) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% lower than the Long Eaton Central average (150.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Street (NG10 2DE), the main crime hotspot is near Springfield Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Recreation Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armitage Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holyoake Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stafford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recreation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recreation Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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