Total Crime Rate
101.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willoughby Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Willoughby Road (L22 0NP) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willoughby Road (L22 0NP), 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.
View Crime In Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thorndale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Back South Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back South Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ferndale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rockland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wesley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wesley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wesley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wesley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hicks Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hicks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fairbairn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbairn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbairn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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