Crime Rates at Greenwood Avenue, Ilkeston, DE7 5PL

Greenwood Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hallam Fields , and the 31st highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Erewash .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenwood Avenue (DE7 5PL) in the last 12 months was 228.4 per 1,000 residents and was 238.6% higher than the Hallam Fields average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 151.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Avenue (DE7 5PL), the main crime hotspot is near Walnut Close. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.