Total Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hitchen Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Breaston , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Erewash .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hitchen Road (NG10 3SB) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 99.2% higher than the Breaston average (54.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hitchen Road (NG10 3SB), the main crime hotspot is near Simkin Walk. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hitchen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wilsthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dovedale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simkin Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simkin Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simkin Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simkin Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Simkin Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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