Total Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fernhill Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 384th 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 Fernhill Road (L20 9HD) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fernhill Road (L20 9HD), the main crime hotspot is near Warwick Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Derby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernhill Mews West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bergen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Breeze Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southport Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Worcester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Breeze Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webster Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webster Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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