Total Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Somerville Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 314th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerville Road (L22 9QY) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the Church average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerville Road (L22 9QY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerville Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Denmark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Thorndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Midland Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midland Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midland Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorndale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denmark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ferndale Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hyde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murat Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murat Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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