Crime Rate in Duke's, ward

Duke's has the highest crime rate of 22 wards in Sefton district and the 210th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 23rd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Duke's in the last 12 months was 227.3 per 1,000 residents and was 165.9% higher than the Sefton district average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Duke's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 24 cases , up 41.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 41.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -26.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,604 (≈ 111.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Duke's ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 274 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (118 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.