Total Crime Rate

171.4 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 171.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Wood Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Derby Road West , and the 47th highest crime rate of 377 local areas in Erewash .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Avenue (NG10 5FX) in the last 12 months was 171.4 per 1,000 residents and was 135.2% higher than the Derby Road West average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 101.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 224.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Avenue (NG10 5FX), the main crime hotspot is near Barker Avenue East. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker Avenue East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker Avenue East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker Avenue East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barker Avenue East
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5010
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Melton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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