Total Crime Rate

97.6 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 97.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Other crime 17.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Edge Lane area has the 35th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 243rd 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 Edge Lane (L23 4TG) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edge Lane (L23 4TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seven Acre Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edge Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seven Acre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Runnells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Edge 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 Runnells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runnells Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order 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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