Total Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 116.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 85.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Balfour Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 198th 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 Balfour Road (L20 4NY) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Road (L20 4NY), the main crime hotspot is near Balfour Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Collins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Collins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hornby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Wordsworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Prior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prior Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Snave Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shelley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balfour Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keats Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Gardner Way 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 2026Drugs Knowsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowsley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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