Total Crime Rate
103.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Scott Street 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 Scott Street (L20 4PF) 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 Scott Street (L20 4PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hornby Avenue, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelsea Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Derby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balfour Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Longfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eliot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Anvil Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Anvil Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Moore Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balfour Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balfour Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pope Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chesnut Grove | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chesnut Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chesnut Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Longfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beechwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chesnut Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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