Total Crime Rate

110.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 110.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lingfield Close area has the 29th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 211th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lingfield Close (L30 1BB) in the last 12 months was 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfield Close (L30 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edinburgh Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bolden Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lingfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sentinel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vesty Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Edinburgh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hexham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longridge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edinburgh Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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