Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.2 7/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxford Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 297th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Avenue (L20 9HR) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Derby average (126.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Avenue (L20 9HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandfield Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gonville Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balliol Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Breeze Hill
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Harrison Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gonville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sandfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Road
Sep 2025Drugs Worcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quarry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balliol Road East Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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