Total Crime Rate
728.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hertford Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 5th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hertford Road (L20 7DH) in the last 12 months was 728.9 per 1,000 residents and was 475.1% 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 370.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 301.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hertford Road (L20 7DH), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Derby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolsey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Othello Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bianca Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bianca Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bianca Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bianca Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bianca Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bianca Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Othello Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Orlando Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bianca Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bianca Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bianca Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bianca Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Alban'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Alban'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Alban'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Alban'S Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bianca Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bianca Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
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