Total Crime Rate
110.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bridle Road 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 Bridle Road (L30 1PH) 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 Bridle Road (L30 1PH), 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.
View Crime In Netherton and Orrell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Park Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hexham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vesty Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edinburgh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edinburgh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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