Total Crime Rate

486.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 486.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 176.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Public order 37.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Burglary 21.4 10/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sefton Street area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 15th 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 Sefton Street (L21 7PD) in the last 12 months was 486.6 per 1,000 residents and was 369.9% higher than the Church average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sefton Street (L21 7PD), the main crime hotspot is near Marina Avenue. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sefton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Inman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Litherland Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Litherland Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tattersall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Litherland Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Inman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Litherland Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gowrie Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxteth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ince Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxteth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croxteth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croxteth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Moss Bank Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Avenue
Sep 2025Robbery Viking Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Viking Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Viking Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ocean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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