Total Crime Rate
274.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
163.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Durham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 46th 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 Durham Road (L21 1EE) in the last 12 months was 274.9 per 1,000 residents and was 179.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 163.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Durham Road (L21 1EE), the main crime hotspot is near Durham Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chesnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Durham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Doric Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grecian Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Durham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doric Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ionic Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sandringham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corinthian Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
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