Total Crime Rate

227.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 227.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.3 10/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Scott Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 77th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scott Street (L20 4PE) in the last 12 months was 227.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 137.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scott Street (L20 4PE), 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 Scott Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Balfour Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Collins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowsley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hornby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Collins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Southey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Snave Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Prior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prior Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smollett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smollett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smollett Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shelley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Knowsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Gardner Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dryden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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