Total Crime Rate
433.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
174.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marsh Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 21st highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marsh Lane (L20 5BG) in the last 12 months was 433.5 per 1,000 residents and was 220.6% higher than the Derby average (135.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 174.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marsh Lane (L20 5BG), the main crime hotspot is near Back Stanley Road. Police recorded 206 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Derby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Redwood Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | August Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | August Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Back Stanley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beech Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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