Total Crime Rate

287.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 287.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.7 8/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Webster Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 44th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Webster Street (L21 8LF) in the last 12 months was 287.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 141.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Webster Street (L21 8LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ismay Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linacre Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Webster Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ismay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacobs Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacobs Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Jacobs Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Delta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ismay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Kilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hapsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ince Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Palmerston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Linacre Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Linacre Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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