Crime Rates at Wood Street, Ilkeston, DE7 8GE

Wood Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 27th highest crime rate of 377 local areas in Erewash .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Street (DE7 8GE) in the last 12 months was 248.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 118.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (DE7 8GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Critchley Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.