Total Crime Rate

130.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Drugs 37.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hapsford Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 174th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hapsford Road (L21 6NP) in the last 12 months was 130.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hapsford Road (L21 6NP), the main crime hotspot is near Palmerston Avenue. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hapsford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ince Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Prior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prior Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Palmerston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs New Market Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacobs Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacobs Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaforth And Litherland Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jacobs Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hapsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Delta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth And Litherland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Akenside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smollett Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smollett Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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