Total Crime Rate
34.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crescent Road area has the lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Road (L21 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crescent Road (L21 4LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Linacre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beech Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Deepdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Muspratt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Verdi Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cookson Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Riverside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Riverside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maple Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Riverside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crescent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Balfe Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caradoc Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Deepdale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norfolk Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ewart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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