Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Leicester Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 444th 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 Leicester Road (L20 9BR) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Road (L20 9BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5098, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A5090 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A5090 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tumilty Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lawton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelly Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelly Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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