Total Crime Rate

20.2 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 20.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Recreation Road area has the lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Derby Road West , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 377 local areas in Erewash .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Recreation Road (NG10 5BW) in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower than the Derby Road West average (72.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Road (NG10 5BW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Recreation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Charles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Town Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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