Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 69.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rose Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 336th highest 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 Rose Avenue (L20 6LN) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Linacre average (190.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rose Avenue (L20 6LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Havelock Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnton Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Philip'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnton Close Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ken Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Patricia Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Havelock Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Orrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Orrell Mount Under investigation
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Data Sources

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