Total Crime Rate

183.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 183.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 39.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

South View area has the 8th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 104th 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 South View (L22 5BD) in the last 12 months was 183.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South View (L22 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near South Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Public order Lorne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterloo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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