Postcode · Ilkeston
Crime in DE7 8PX
How much crime is recorded in DE7 8PX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cotmanhay
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,525 (2024)
DE7 8PXIlkeston
How safe is DE7 8PX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE7 8PX area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
62.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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 8PXNational
Violence and sexual offences55.323.6
Anti-social behaviour16.610.7
Public order9.84.6
Burglary9.09.1
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 91% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.