Total Crime Rate

169.3 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 169.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Drugs 28.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lydiate Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 113th 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 Lydiate Road (L20 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 169.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydiate Road (L20 5EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hornby Avenue. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lydiate Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences July Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grange —
Sep 2025Other theft Rufford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornby Avenue —
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 2025Other crime Hornby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A566 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Linacre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Linacre Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linacre Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Beck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melling Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melling Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croxteth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson August Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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