Total Crime Rate

190.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.7 10/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lathom Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 93rd 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 Lathom Avenue (L21 1EB) in the last 12 months was 190.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 132.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lathom Avenue (L21 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Bower Grove. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lathom Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barkeley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Park Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cecil Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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