Total Crime Rate

403.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

246.1 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 403.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 246.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 205.1 10/10
  • Other theft 31.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Drugs 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Cambridge Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 26th 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 Cambridge Road (L20 9LE) in the last 12 months was 403.8 per 1,000 residents and was 198.6% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 246.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (L20 9LE), the main crime hotspot is near Bedford Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosalind Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosalind Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Breeze Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Topaz Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Topaz Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Store Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Store Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Roxburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Mews West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bergen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Westminster Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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