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Crime in DE7 5

How much crime is recorded in DE7 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Erewash
Region
East Midlands
Population
18,674 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE7 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE7 5, 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
45.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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).

DE7 5National
Violence and sexual offences37.923.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Shoplifting12.48.4
Burglary8.99.1
Public order8.54.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs2.92.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% 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.

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