Total Crime Rate
232.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barker Avenue North area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Derby Road West , and the 31st 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 Barker Avenue North (NG10 5GB) in the last 12 months was 232.3 per 1,000 residents and was 218.9% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 141.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barker Avenue North (NG10 5GB), 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.
View Crime In Derby Road West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barker Avenue East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barker Avenue East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barker Avenue East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barker Avenue East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elm Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sycamore Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sycamore Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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