Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 45.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Litherland Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 429th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Litherland Road (L20 5EH) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Litherland Road (L20 5EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linacre Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croxteth Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Litherland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grange β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson August Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rufford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heathfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melling Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blisworth Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Linacre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Linacre Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linacre Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Librex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melling Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Beck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences July Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croxteth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Drugs A566 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Librex Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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