Postcode · Ilkeston
Crime in DE7 4AL
How much crime is recorded in DE7 4AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ilkeston Town
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,015 (2024)
DE7 4ALIlkeston
How safe is DE7 4AL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE7 4AL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DE7 4ALNational
Violence and sexual offences39.523.6
Shoplifting21.68.4
Public order8.44.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Burglary2.39.1
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.