Total Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Litherland Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 268th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Litherland Road (L20 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Litherland Road (L20 5EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 17 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

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

Data Sources

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