Total Crime Rate

143.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 143.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 8/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hickling Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sawley , and the 62nd 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 Hickling Close (NG10 3TH) in the last 12 months was 143.1 per 1,000 residents and was 123.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 173.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hickling Close (NG10 3TH), 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 Hickling Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6540 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6540 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6540 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bothe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tamworth Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tamworth Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tamworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order B6540 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6540 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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