Crime Rates at Lower Whitworth Road, Ilkeston, DE7 4LT

Lower Whitworth Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 84th 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 Lower Whitworth Road (DE7 4LT) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower than the Awsworth Road average (152.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Whitworth Road (DE7 4LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kensington Street, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nicholas Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.