Total Crime Rate
362.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
154.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Exeter Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 31st 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 Exeter Road (L20 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 362.8 per 1,000 residents and was 168.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 154.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Exeter Road (L20 7EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Linacre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmond'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Alban'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oriel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lincoln Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmond'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pembroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lincoln Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ruskin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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