Total Crime Rate

164.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 164.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pennington Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 120th 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 Pennington Road (L21 8HY) in the last 12 months was 164.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennington Road (L21 8HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hornby Avenue, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riddock Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pennington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grange
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hinton Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Hinton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rufford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alpha Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alpha Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riddock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kilburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kilburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heathfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blisworth Street
Sep 2025Drugs Linacre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Linacre Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linacre Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croxteth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hinton Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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