Total Crime Rate

257.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 257.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Other crime 19.2 10/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ridgewood Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 55th 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 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 257.5 per 1,000 residents and was 103.2% higher than the Derby average (126.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 186.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgewood Way (L9 8HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ridgewood Way. Police recorded 20 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
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wensleydale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadowfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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