Total Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 51.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Westward View area has the 16th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Blundellsands , and the 447th highest 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 Westward View (L22 6RB) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Blundellsands average (54.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westward View (L22 6RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mariners Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Bridge Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westward View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpipers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Endsleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersey View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersey View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holden Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holden Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holden Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worthing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpipers Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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