Ilkeston Town
Middle areaNorth east Erewash. 10,139 people in 2.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 63% of people in Ilkeston Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ilkeston Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ilkeston Town at a rate of 193.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.3 per 1,000 people across Erewash.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 748 |
| Other crime | 338 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 275 |
| Shoplifting | 271 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 117 |
| Drug offences | 71 |
| Vehicle crime | 58 |
| Burglary | 43 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Theft from the person | 12 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ilkeston Town compares
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Is Ilkeston Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ilkeston Town at a rate of 193.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.3 per 1,000 people across Erewash.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 179 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ilkeston Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (748), other crime (338) and anti-social behaviour (275).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Erewash
These figures are published for the whole of Erewash, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Erewash and not Ilkeston Town alone. See Erewash
Ilkeston Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ilkeston Town was £165,000 in 2025.
Ilkeston Town had 9,737 usual residents at the census.
About 63% of people in Ilkeston Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ilkeston Town, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.