Total Crime Rate

204.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.3 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 204.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bridge Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 87th 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 Bridge Road (L21 2PB) in the last 12 months was 204.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher than the Linacre average (190.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Road (L21 2PB), the main crime hotspot is near Palmerston Avenue. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hapsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rimmer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jacobs Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacobs Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacobs Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs New Market Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sefton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ismay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ismay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ince Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Delta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marina Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Palmerston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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