Total Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 65.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 25th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 353rd 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 St Johns Road (L22 9QQ) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (L22 9QQ), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lorne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Galloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbairn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fir Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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