Total Crime Rate

253.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 253.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 109.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mahon Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 57th 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 Mahon Avenue (L20 6AP) in the last 12 months was 253.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% higher than the Derby average (135.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mahon Avenue (L20 6AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ainsdale Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirby Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mahon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A566 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mahon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grainger Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grainger Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grainger Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grainger Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mahon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A566 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grogan Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grogan Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grogan Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A566 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A566 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A566 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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