Total Crime Rate

266.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 266.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Drugs 41.2 10/10
  • Other theft 33.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Derby Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 51st 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 Derby Road (L20 8LA) in the last 12 months was 266.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Road (L20 8LA), the main crime hotspot is near Napier Street. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Derby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grimshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Douglas Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Napier Street —
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Data Sources

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