Total Crime Rate

231.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 231.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Litherland Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 66th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Litherland Road (L20 3JB) in the last 12 months was 231.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 162.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Litherland Road (L20 3JB), the main crime hotspot is near Back Stanley Road. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Litherland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs June Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Redwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Redwood Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Back Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Back Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Back Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Back Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delaware Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Delaware Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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