Total Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southey Street area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 227th 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 Southey Street (L20 4LL) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southey Street (L20 4LL), 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 Southey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Southey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shelley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowsley Road
Apr 2026Drugs Knowsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Irlam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wordsworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Gardner Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Gardner Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Keats Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cricklade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peter Mahon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklade Close 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklade Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfellow Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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