Total Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 22.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.7 1/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Muspratt Road area has the lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 210th 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 Muspratt Road (L21 4NW) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% lower than the Linacre average (190.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Muspratt Road (L21 4NW), the main crime hotspot is near Waller Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Muspratt Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hawarden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Collins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dryden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Collins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Akenside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A566 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falconer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falconer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falconer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falconer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smollett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dryden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smollett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Akenside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Fort Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dryden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bellini Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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