Crime Rates at Back Lane, Ilkeston, DE7 8EJ

Back Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 16th highest crime rate of 377 local areas in Erewash .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Back Lane (DE7 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 313.9 per 1,000 residents and was 103.8% higher than the Awsworth Road average (154.0 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 153.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Lane (DE7 8EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.