Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 24.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Milton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fir Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mornington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbairn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buttercup Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Galloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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