Total Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gladstone Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 461st 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 Gladstone Road (L21 1DG) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Church average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gladstone Road (L21 1DG), the main crime hotspot is near Sandown Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ewart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Park | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beech Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sandy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | A5036 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandown Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gladstone Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A5036 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ewart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crescent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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