Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 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 68.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Eshelby Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eshelby Close (L22 3XT) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower than the Church average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eshelby Close (L22 3XT), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eshelby Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buttercup Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road —
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Data Sources

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