Total Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 46.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 40.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

St Johns Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 434th 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 St Johns Road (L22 9QE) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (L22 9QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norma Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbairn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fir Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lorne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Galloway Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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