Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southport Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 441st highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southport Road (L20 0DD) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Derby average (135.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southport Road (L20 0DD), the main crime hotspot is near King Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southport Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ballantyne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grainger Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grainger Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grainger Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lawton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gronow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gronow Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hankey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelly Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southfield Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelly Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grainger Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs The Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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