Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heathfield Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 465th lowest 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 Heathfield Close (L21 8PT) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathfield Close (L21 8PT), the main crime hotspot is near Ismay Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heathfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halsall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Linacre Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Linacre Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Bowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Halsall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ken Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ismay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ismay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Havelock Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ismay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Orrell Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnton Close Further action is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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