Total Crime Rate

81.6 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 81.6 7/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hedgecroft area has the 14th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Manor , and the 295th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hedgecroft (L23 1XD) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% higher than the Manor average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedgecroft (L23 1XD), the main crime hotspot is near Lydiate Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hedgecroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Juniper Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heather Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Runnells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Runnells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runnells Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runnells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runnells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydiate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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