Total Crime Rate

206.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 206.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 146.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mount Pleasant area has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 86th 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 Mount Pleasant (L22 5PL) in the last 12 months was 206.8 per 1,000 residents and was 110.1% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 146.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant (L22 5PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duke Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerville Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deacon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lorne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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