Crap Towns / Eastwood / Crime

How much crime is there in Eastwood?

The police recorded 76.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Eastwood from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 28.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 80.1, up from 73.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	73.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	76.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	80.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	28.0	34.1
Shoplifting	16.7	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.5	7.0
Other theft	5.3	5.4
Public order	5.1	6.6
Vehicle crime	4.0	3.8
Burglary	3.4	3.1
Other crime	2.8	2.0
Drugs	1.7	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Robbery	0.8	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Nottingham	9.3 km	129
Ilkeston	5.8 km	108
Ripley	7.7 km	99.3
Heanor	3.5 km	89.9
Hucknall	6.0 km	83.1
Somercotes and Swanwick	8.8 km	78.2
Eastwood	–	76.8
Selston	6.5 km	58.5
Annesley Woodhouse	7.3 km	57.0
Nuthall and Watnall	5.3 km	35.2
West Hallam	6.7 km	25.8
The typical town	–	76.2