Total Crime Rate

350.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.6 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 350.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.6 10/10
  • Drugs 58.4 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Other theft 27.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Girton Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Girton Avenue (L20 9LL) in the last 12 months was 350.2 per 1,000 residents and was 159.0% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 194.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Girton Avenue (L20 9LL), 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 Girton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Topaz Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bergen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Topaz Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Crest —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ursula Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Breeze Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Mews West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Breeze Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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