Total Crime Rate

227.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 227.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Public order 44.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.7 10/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Deacon Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 69th 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 Deacon Close (L22 5QX) in the last 12 months was 227.8 per 1,000 residents and was 119.9% higher than the Church average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 150.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deacon Close (L22 5QX), the main crime hotspot is near South Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deacon Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deacon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hyde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deacon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midland Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midland Terrace
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterloo Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Midland Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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