Total Crime Rate

88.4 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 88.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bedford Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Road (L20 9QB) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (L20 9QB), 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 Bedford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Benedict Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosalind Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quarry 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 Breeze Hill
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Road
Sep 2025Public order Southport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Delamore Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Delamore Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benedict Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cassio Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5090 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gonville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5090 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5090 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosalind Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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