Total Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 97.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillhead Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 238th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillhead Road (L20 9PF) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillhead Road (L20 9PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hero Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clayfield Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillhead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Topaz Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Topaz Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Crest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Breeze Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bergen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roxburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Mews West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Breeze Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ursula Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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