Total Crime Rate

339.3 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 339.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Public order 36.0 10/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Drugs 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

South Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 34th 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 South Road (L22 0ND) in the last 12 months was 339.3 per 1,000 residents and was 227.7% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 151.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (L22 0ND), the main crime hotspot is near South Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairbairn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hicks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairbairn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairbairn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hicks Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glendower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterloo Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fairbairn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Back South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hyde Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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