Crime Rate in St Oswald, ward

St Oswald has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Sefton district and the 1301st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 122nd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Oswald in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Sefton district average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Oswald’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 545 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 28.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 740 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Oswald ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Bales. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.