Total Crime Rate
189.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Linacre 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.
View Crime In Litherland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobb Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilburn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ibstock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webster Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Linacre Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Linacre Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lathom Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobb Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kilburn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bowden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beechwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halsall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Snave Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hornby Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Snave Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Halsall Road | Under investigation |
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