Total Crime Rate
165.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
110.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dewlands Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 118th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dewlands Road (L21 1AH) in the last 12 months was 165.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Church average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 110.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dewlands Road (L21 1AH), the main crime hotspot is near Durham Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandown Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kings Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B5421 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grecian Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rawson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Durham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Durham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rawson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chesnut Road | Under investigation |
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