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Crime in DE7 6

How much crime is recorded in DE7 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Erewash
Region
East Midlands
Population
16,786 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE7 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE7 6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Burglary5.79.1
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.81.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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