Total Crime Rate

274.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.4 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 274.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.8 10/10
  • Other theft 35.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • 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
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

Durham 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 1EF) 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 1EF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corinthian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ionic Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corinthian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chesnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Doric Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doric Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Belgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grecian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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