Postcode · Ilkeston
Crime in DE7 5GY
How much crime is recorded in DE7 5GY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Hallam
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,382 (2024)
DE7 5GYIlkeston
How safe is DE7 5GY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE7 5GY area, 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
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 5GYNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Burglary12.49.1
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.