Postcode · Ilkeston
Crime in DE7 4NJ
How much crime is recorded in DE7 4NJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirk Hallam
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,427 (2024)
DE7 4NJIlkeston
How safe is DE7 4NJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE7 4NJ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 4NJNational
Violence and sexual offences35.923.6
Shoplifting10.68.4
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Public order5.74.6
Other theft5.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Burglary2.89.1
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.