Total Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Welbeck Court area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 99th 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 Welbeck Court (L22 5QT) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% lower than the Church average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Welbeck Court (L22 5QT), 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.
View Crime In Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marine Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marine Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Duke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Duke Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murat Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deacon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | South Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | South Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lorne Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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