Total Crime Rate
43.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Oaks area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 414th 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 The Oaks (L21 9ND) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower than the Church average (103.6 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 900.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Oaks (L21 9ND), the main crime hotspot is near Marina Avenue. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marina Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Litherland Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ince Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marina Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tattersall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jubilee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gowrie Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jubilee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxteth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxteth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Croxteth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Croxteth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marina Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Moss Bank Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Viking Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Viking Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Litherland Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Litherland Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Litherland Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ridgewell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sefton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Viking Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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