Total Crime Rate

235.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 235.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.1 10/10
  • Other crime 16.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ridgewood Way area has the 20th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 71st highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

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 Ridgewood Way (L9 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 235.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 186.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgewood Way (L9 8EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowfield Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgewood Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wensley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vesty Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caldy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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