Total Crime Rate

181.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 181.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.7 5/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Knowsley Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 102nd 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 Knowsley Road (L20 5DE) in the last 12 months was 181.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 101.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowsley Road (L20 5DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hornby Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knowsley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hornby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Balfour Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balfour Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balfour Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rufford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grange —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blisworth Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Linacre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chesnut Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linacre Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornby Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hornby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Glover Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Glover Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glover Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornby Road —
Sep 2025Public order Chesnut Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hornby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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