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Crime in DE21 5

How much crime is recorded in DE21 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Erewash
Region
East Midlands
Population
8,384 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE21 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE21 5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DE21 5National
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary8.09.1
Public order6.34.6
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs3.32.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Robbery1.61.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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