Total Crime Rate

490.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

242.7 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 490.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 242.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 77.7 10/10
  • Public order 53.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.0 7/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Lytton Grove area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 15th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lytton Grove (L21 1DJ) in the last 12 months was 490.3 per 1,000 residents and was 157.4% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 242.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytton Grove (L21 1DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norfolk Place, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caradoc Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lytton Grove area

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

Data Sources

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