Total Crime Rate
88.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wadham Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wadham Road (L20 2DF) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wadham Road (L20 2DF), the main crime hotspot is near Bedford Road. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Derby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosalind Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bedford Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balliol Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balliol Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wadham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Braemar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olivia Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olivia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olivia Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olivia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Miranda Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wadham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | University Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christmas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Miranda Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | University Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | University Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosalind Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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