Total Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 3/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • 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
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

Bretlands Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 392nd 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 Bretlands Road (L23 1TQ) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower than the Ford average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bretlands Road (L23 1TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Seven Acre Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bretlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seven Acre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runnells Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Edge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydiate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runnells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runnells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Runnells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Runnells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heather Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Juniper Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coney Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Acre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Acre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seven Acre Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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