Total Crime Rate

445.4 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 445.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 135.1 9/10
  • Public order 48.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
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

Derby Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 17th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derby Road (PR9 0TY) in the last 12 months was 445.4 per 1,000 residents and was 502.6% higher than the Cambridge average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 218.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Road (PR9 0TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Street, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Derby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs London Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Eaton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eaton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Drive
Sep 2025Other theft London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Victoria Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southport Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southport
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs London Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hoghton Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary London Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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