Total Crime Rate
486.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sefton 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.
View Crime In Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Inman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Litherland Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cambridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Litherland Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tattersall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Litherland Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Inman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Litherland Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gowrie Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jubilee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jubilee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxteth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ince Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxteth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Croxteth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Croxteth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Moss Bank Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sefton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marina Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Viking Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Viking Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Viking Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marina Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marina Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ocean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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