Total Crime Rate

176.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 176.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 24.6 7/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riley Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 105th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

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 Riley Avenue (L20 0BA) in the last 12 months was 176.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% higher than the Derby average (126.7 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 theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riley Avenue (L20 0BA), the main crime hotspot is near A5098. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A5098 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A5098 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5098 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime A5098 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cullen Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cullen Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Middlesex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ainsdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ainsdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hanlon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A5098 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keenan Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tumilty Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aintree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A566 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aintree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aintree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sefton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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