Total Crime Rate

553.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

308.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 553.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 308.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 267.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Public order 37.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 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

Irlam Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 11th 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 Irlam Road (L20 4EF) in the last 12 months was 553.9 per 1,000 residents and was 309.6% higher 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 308.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Irlam Road (L20 4EF), the main crime hotspot is near Cricklade Close. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Irlam Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklade Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wordsworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklade Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brook Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklade Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cricklade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Capricorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shelley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Capricorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peter Mahon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Southey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Southey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Gardner Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Gardner Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Irlam Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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