Total Crime Rate

154.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 154.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gladstone Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 134th 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 Gladstone Road (L21 1DE) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 102.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladstone Road (L21 1DE), the main crime hotspot is near Caradoc Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gladstone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Park
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B5421 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrowby Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hicks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Verdi Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A5036 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ewart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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