Total Crime Rate

170.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 170.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Knowsley Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 112th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowsley Road (L20 4NU) in the last 12 months was 170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowsley Road (L20 4NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chelsea Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waller Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knowsley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waller Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balfour Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wordsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balfour Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Balfour Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smollett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Smollett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Moore Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Warton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Moore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anvil Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anvil Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waller Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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