Total Crime Rate
95.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barkeley Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 253rd 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 Barkeley Drive (L21 4LX) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barkeley Drive (L21 4LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bower Grove, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Linacre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Verdi Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beech Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | A5036 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A5036 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gladstone Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barkeley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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