Total Crime Rate
712.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
225.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Derby Road area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Roby , and the 6th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Derby Road (L36 9UJ) in the last 12 months was 712.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1171.6% higher than the Roby average (56.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 225.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Derby Road (L36 9UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Roby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Huyton Hall Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huyton Hall Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lathom Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lathom Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huyton Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Centre Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Archway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplar Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Civic Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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