Postcode · Ilkeston
Crime in DE7 8QE
How much crime is recorded in DE7 8QE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cotmanhay
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,292 (2024)
DE7 8QEIlkeston
How safe is DE7 8QE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE7 8QE area, 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
47.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 8QENational
Violence and sexual offences41.923.6
Burglary12.89.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime2.51.5
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.