Total Crime Rate
553.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
308.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Street 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 Grove Street (L20 4HT) 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 Grove Street (L20 4HT), the main crime hotspot is near Burns Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Linacre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Joans Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfellow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Boswell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rimrose Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rimrose Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rimrose Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rimrose Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A566 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rimrose Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burns Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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