Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 49.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Lydiate Park area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 457th lowest 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 Lydiate Park (L23 1XL) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydiate Park (L23 1XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Runnells Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lydiate Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lydiate Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runnells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydiate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stoneleigh Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stoneleigh Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoneleigh Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Juniper Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Edge Lane Under investigation
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 Edge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runnells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgecroft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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