Crap Towns / Ilkeston / Crime

How much crime is there in Ilkeston?

The police recorded 108 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Ilkeston from September 2023 to August 2026, 42% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 53.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 103, down from 118 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	118	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	102	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	103	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	53.0	34.1
Public order	11.9	6.6
Shoplifting	10.7	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	9.9	7.0
Other theft	6.1	5.4
Vehicle crime	3.9	3.8
Burglary	3.5	3.1
Drugs	3.3	2.4
Other crime	2.2	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.3	0.8
Robbery	0.9	0.6
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Ilkeston	–	108
Heanor	6.1 km	89.9
Long Eaton	8.2 km	83.2
Eastwood	5.8 km	76.8
Stapleford	4.5 km	75.3
Beeston	6.8 km	66.0
Sandiacre	4.8 km	61.6
Breaston and Draycott	7.2 km	46.1
Borrowash	7.6 km	38.4
Nuthall and Watnall	6.2 km	35.2
West Hallam	3.1 km	25.8
The typical town	–	76.2