Crime Rates at Nelson Street, Ilkeston, DE7 8PN

Nelson Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Awsworth Road , and the 94th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Erewash .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Street (DE7 8PN) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (DE7 8PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beatty Walk, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duke Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.