Total Crime Rate
9.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blandford Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sawley , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 376 local areas in Erewash .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blandford Avenue (NG10 3LG) in the last 12 months was 9.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% lower than the Sawley average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blandford Avenue (NG10 3LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilsthorpe Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derwent Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wilsthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wilsthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dovedale Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carlton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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