Total Crime Rate
85.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hartwell Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hartwell Street (L21 8JW) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartwell Street (L21 8JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linacre Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelsea Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Linacre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cunard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hinton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hands Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bowden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hinton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hinton Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alpha Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hinton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelsea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelsea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelsea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chelsea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Snave Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Catherine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alpha Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawler Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beechwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Webster Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Librex Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Librex Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grange | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Grange | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heathfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blisworth Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Riddock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Linacre Road | Under investigation |
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