Total Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wensleydale Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Breaston , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 377 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 Wensleydale Road (NG10 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% lower than the Breaston average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wensleydale Road (NG10 3HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Simkin Walk. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Breaston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simkin Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cranfleet Way | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dovedale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simkin Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simkin Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brentnall Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosedale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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