Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Brook Vale area has the 28th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 277th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Vale (L22 3YB) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Vale (L22 3YB), the main crime hotspot is near Sandown Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brook Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eshelby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doric Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Doric Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hereford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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