Total Crime Rate

349.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 349.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.9 10/10
  • Public order 30.6 10/10
  • Drugs 26.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Violet Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 31st highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Violet Road (L21 6NY) in the last 12 months was 349.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (β‰ˆ 165.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Violet Road (L21 6NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chelsea Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waller Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Violet Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hinton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daniel Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryant Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryant Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryant Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryant Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryant Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ismay Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacobs Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Jacobs Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smollett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Smollett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waller Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waller Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Longfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Warton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Warton Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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