Total Crime Rate

223.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 223.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

North Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sawley , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 377 local areas in Erewash .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (NG10 3NR) in the last 12 months was 223.6 per 1,000 residents and was 249.0% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 138.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (NG10 3NR), the main crime hotspot is near B6540. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6540 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laurel Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6540 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6540 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B6540 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6540 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rad Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatton Crofts Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laurel Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bothe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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