Total Crime Rate

172.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 172.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Litherland Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 116th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Litherland Road (L20 5EG) in the last 12 months was 172.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 103.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Litherland Road (L20 5EG), the main crime hotspot is near Linacre Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Litherland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Havelock Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alt Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnton Close Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Alt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ken Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Linacre Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Linacre Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Ibstock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Halsall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halsall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilburn Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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