Total Crime Rate

161.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.9 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 161.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.8 9/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lathom Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 122nd 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 Lathom Avenue (L21 1EB) in the last 12 months was 161.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lathom Avenue (L21 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Bower Grove. Police recorded 20 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 Lathom Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrowby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Park —
Apr 2026Drugs Belgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corinthian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corinthian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Ionic Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rawson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rawson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barkeley Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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