Postcode · Ilkeston
Crime in DE7 8DF
How much crime is recorded in DE7 8DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cotmanhay
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,575 (2024)
DE7 8DFIlkeston
How safe is DE7 8DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 95.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE7 8DF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
95.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
169
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 8DFNational
Violence and sexual offences83.123.6
Public order21.74.6
Anti-social behaviour20.310.7
Burglary14.69.1
Criminal damage and arson14.64.7
Other crime6.71.5
Drugs5.12.4
Other theft4.64.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Robbery1.11.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.