Total Crime Rate

138.1 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 138.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Drugs 27.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crosby Road South area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 161st 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 Crosby Road South (L21 1EN) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 322.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crosby Road South (L21 1EN), the main crime hotspot is near Durham Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crosby Road South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Doric Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doric Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hereford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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