Total Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

May Street area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 256th 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 May Street (L20 5BE) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Street (L20 5BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redwood Grove (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in May Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Delaware Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A566 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delaware Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs June Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delaware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson August Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melling Road
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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