Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Elm Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 293rd 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 Elm Drive (L21 4NA) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Drive (L21 4NA), the main crime hotspot is near Bower Grove. Police recorded 20 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 Elm Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrowby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Belgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Barkeley Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A5036 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rawson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rawson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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