Total Crime Rate

340.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 340.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Other theft 46.7 10/10
  • Public order 41.2 10/10
  • Drugs 33.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Derby Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 33rd 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 Derby Road (L20 1AZ) in the last 12 months was 340.7 per 1,000 residents and was 168.8% higher than the Derby average (126.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -39.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Road (L20 1AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Church Gardens. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Derby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Church Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Peter Mahon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Church Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Church Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Church Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Arctic Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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