Clay Cross vs Ilkeston Town

Clay Cross has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,218 crimes in the last 12 months. Ilkeston Town has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) with 1,007 crimes. Clay Cross scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Clay Cross shows a year-on-year crime trend of +8.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Ilkeston Town shows +50.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Clay Cross, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (537 incidents). In Ilkeston Town, it is Violent Crime (379 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Clay Cross recorded 226 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ilkeston Town recorded 162. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Clay Cross totalled 537 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 379 in Ilkeston Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Clay Cross recorded 1,124 crimes (now 1,218, a change of +8.4%). Ilkeston Town recorded 668 crimes previously (now 1,007, +50.8%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Clay Cross has a resolution rate of 20.8% and Ilkeston Town has 22%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Clay Cross falls within the Derbyshire Constabulary boundary. Ilkeston Town is covered by Derbyshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Clay Cross and Ilkeston Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.