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Crime in DE72 3

How much crime is recorded in DE72 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Erewash
Region
East Midlands
Population
20,489 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE72 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE72 3, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).

DE72 3National
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary7.39.1
Shoplifting6.08.4
Public order4.84.6
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

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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