Total Crime Rate
47.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakdale Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 442nd 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 Oakdale Road (L22 9QS) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 Other theft with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakdale Road (L22 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Victoria| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorndale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glendower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbairn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fir Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorndale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | College Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lorne Road | Local resolution |
| 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 | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerville Road | — |
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