Total Crime Rate
162.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
107.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Viola Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 119th 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 Viola Street (L20 7DP) in the last 12 months was 162.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Viola Street (L20 7DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wadham Road (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Linacre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bianca Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolsey Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wolsey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wolsey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bianca Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bianca Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lincoln Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wolsey Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oriel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Portia Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lincoln Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wolsey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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