Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balfour Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 225th 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 4NZ) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Road (L20 4NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cricklade Close. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 33 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 (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Alpha Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croxteth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chesnut Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Glover Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Glover Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Southey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glover Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Moore Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Moore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eliot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chesnut Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anvil Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anvil Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riddock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alpha Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chesnut Grove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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