Total Crime Rate

349.3 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 349.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.9 10/10
  • Public order 30.6 10/10
  • Drugs 26.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bowden Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 31st 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 Bowden Street (L21 8LL) in the last 12 months was 349.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 165.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowden Street (L21 8LL), the main crime hotspot is near Chelsea Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Inman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riddock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryant Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryant Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryant Road —
Sep 2025Public order Bowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kilburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kilburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryant Road —
Sep 2025Public order Alpha Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alpha Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chelsea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hinton Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Hinton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hinton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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