Total Crime Rate
47.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Springwell Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 449th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
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 Springwell Road (L20 6AY) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Ford average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Springwell Road (L20 6AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ainsdale Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirby Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Litherland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grogan Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kirby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ainsdale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Spencer Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ainsdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ainsdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mahon Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mahon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grogan Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hackett Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hackett Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hackett Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cinder Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Patricia Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grogan Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ainsdale Road | Under investigation |
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