Total Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandforth Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sandfield Park , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandforth Road (L12 1LW) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Sandfield Park average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandforth Road (L12 1LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Mount, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorns Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandforth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonsall Road
Apr 2026Drugs Millhouse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonsall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Town Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millhouse Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millhouse Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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