Total Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Windle Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 194th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windle Avenue (L23 9ST) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% higher than the Ford average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windle Avenue (L23 9ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redgate Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Windle Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillary Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillary Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redgate Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Redgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redgate Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillary Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wylva Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Drive North Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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