Total Crime Rate

364.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 364.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.4 10/10
  • Public order 53.4 10/10
  • Drugs 43.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • 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

Seaforth Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 28th 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 Seaforth Road (L21 3TX) in the last 12 months was 364.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.9% higher than the Linacre average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 189.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaforth Road (L21 3TX), the main crime hotspot is near Palmerston Avenue. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seaforth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs A5036 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmerston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmerston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmerston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Caradoc Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Balfe Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmerston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmerston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaforth And Litherland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxteth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxteth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croxteth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croxteth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmerston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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