Crime Rate in Litherland, ward

Litherland has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Sefton district and the 2111th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 188th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Litherland in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher than the Sefton district average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Litherland’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 537 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -22.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 675 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Litherland ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Palmerston Avenue. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.