Crime Rates at Ridgeway Drive, Ilkeston, DE7 4JP

Ridgeway Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Kirk Hallam & Stanton-by-Dale , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Erewash .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgeway Drive (DE7 4JP) in the last 12 months was 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% higher than the Kirk Hallam & Stanton-by-Dale average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Drive (DE7 4JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ladywood Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ascot Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.