Total Crime Rate

172.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.4 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 172.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Acorn Way area has the 34th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 117th 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 Acorn Way (L20 6QA) 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 93.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acorn Way (L20 6QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5098, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A566 (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acorn Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Alt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A566 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mahon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Litherland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A566 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alt Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A566 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A566 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A566 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mahon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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