Total Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 20.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dovedale Avenue 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 Dovedale Avenue (NG10 3HP) 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 Dovedale Avenue (NG10 3HP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dovedale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simkin Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simkin Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cranfleet Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Dovedale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brentnall Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simkin Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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