Total Crime Rate

122.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 122.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Croxteth Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 185th 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 Croxteth Road (L20 5EA) in the last 12 months was 122.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croxteth Road (L20 5EA), 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 Croxteth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Snave Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Gardner Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ibstock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowsley Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Knowsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Linacre Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Kilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Linacre Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Gardner Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balfour Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hornby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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