Total Crime Rate
25.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oriel Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oriel Road (L20 7HR) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oriel Road (L20 7HR), the main crime hotspot is near Washington Parade. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 39 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 | Washington Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pembroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Georgia Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Georgia Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oriel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Washington Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oregon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oregon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmond'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jersey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmond'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lincoln Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Washington Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Alban'S Square | Under investigation |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Ruskin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Washington Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lincoln Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Washington Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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