Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cedar Grove area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 465th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cedar Grove (L22 2AE) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Church average (98.4 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedar Grove (L22 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Grove (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cedar Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerville Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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