Borrowash & Ockbrook
Middle areaSouth west Erewash. 7,115 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 69% of people in Borrowash & Ockbrook live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Borrowash & Ockbrook
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Borrowash & Ockbrook at a rate of 46.4 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 | 155 |
| Other crime | 54 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 32 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Borrowash & Ockbrook compares
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Is Borrowash & Ockbrook safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Borrowash & Ockbrook at a rate of 46.4 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, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Borrowash & Ockbrook.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (155), other crime (54) and anti-social behaviour (32).
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 Borrowash & Ockbrook alone. See Erewash
Borrowash & Ockbrook in brief
The median price paid for a home in Borrowash & Ockbrook was £265,000 in 2025.
Borrowash & Ockbrook had 7,167 usual residents at the census.
About 69% of people in Borrowash & Ockbrook live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Borrowash & Ockbrook, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.