Total Crime Rate

189.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.8 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 189.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Drugs 28.8 10/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Linacre Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 99th 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 Linacre Road (L21 8JS) in the last 12 months was 189.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linacre Road (L21 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linacre Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snave Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linacre Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ibstock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Linacre Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Linacre Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halsall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hornby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Snave Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Halsall Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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