Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Knowsley Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 288th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowsley Road (L20 4NN) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowsley Road (L20 4NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryant Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waller Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knowsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott 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 Beechwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prior Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Southey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Prior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keats Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hornby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Snave Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balfour Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Knowsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowsley Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Shelley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smollett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smollett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Gardner Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Linacre Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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