Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shirley Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sawley , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 377 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 Shirley Street (NG10 3BN) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Street (NG10 3BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Diamond Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shirley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kedleston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Diamond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Diamond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Diamond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Diamond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kedleston Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Elvaston Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peveril Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duffield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beresford Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attenborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duffield Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Cromford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Cromford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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