Total Crime Rate

408.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 408.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 217.9 10/10
  • Public order 46.7 10/10
  • Drugs 42.8 10/10
  • Other theft 42.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Girton Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 23rd 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 408.6 per 1,000 residents and was 222.4% higher than the Derby average (126.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 272.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Girton Avenue (L20 9LL), the main crime hotspot is near Bedford Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 31 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balliol Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bedford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Breeze Hill
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balliol Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quarry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Topaz Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Southport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sandfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cassio Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gonville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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