Total Crime Rate

124.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.7 9/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

West Derby Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 514th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

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 West Derby Road (L6 4BW) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Edge Hill average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 225.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Derby Road (L6 4BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Derby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order March Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road East Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oak Leigh Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons October Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road East Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Clifton Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Gloucester Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simm'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs West Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences March Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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