Postcode district · Ilkeston
Crime in DE7
How much crime is recorded in DE7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 59,503 (2024)
DE7Postcode district · Ilkeston
How safe is DE7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE7, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).
DE7National
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Burglary7.69.1
Public order6.24.6
Shoplifting6.08.4
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.