Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Longfield Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longfield Road (L21 8LB) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfield Road (L21 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ismay Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waller Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Jacobs Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prior Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Prior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacobs Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacobs Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smollett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Linacre Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Linacre Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ince Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ismay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smollett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smollett Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Knowsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowsley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ismay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kilburn Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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