Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 89.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 181st highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (L21 4LL) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (L21 4LL), the main crime hotspot is near Caradoc Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ewart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Verdi Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A5036 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hicks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hawarden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrowby Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A566 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bellini Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Grove —
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Data Sources

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