Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Towle Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sawley , and the 86th highest crime rate of 377 local areas in Erewash .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Towle Street (NG10 3BH) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% higher than the Sawley average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towle Street (NG10 3BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near River View (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Towle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke Drive
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarke Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarke Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rufford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rufford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elvaston Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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