Total Crime Rate

233.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 233.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Public order 50.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Denmark Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denmark Street (L22 9RG) in the last 12 months was 233.5 per 1,000 residents and was 137.3% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 132.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denmark Street (L22 9RG), the main crime hotspot is near Duke Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Denmark Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murat Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerville Road —
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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