Total Crime Rate
181.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Croxteth 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 Croxteth Road (L20 5EA) 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 Croxteth Road (L20 5EA), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Eliot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Linacre Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Percy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grange | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Grange | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blisworth Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Linacre Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linacre Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Croxteth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kilburn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kilburn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Riddock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alpha Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chesnut Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hornby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornby Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hornby Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hornby Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chesnut Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chesnut Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chesnut Grove | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Percy Street | Under investigation |
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