Total Crime Rate
24.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milton Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (L22 4RF) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Road (L22 4RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fir Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fir Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercup Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mornington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercup Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbairn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Buttercup Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Galloway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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