Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lichfield Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 175th 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 Lichfield Close (L30 1PU) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Close (L30 1PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durham Mews West, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bolden Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quigley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quigley Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bolden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lunt Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guildford Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Lingfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Mews West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochester Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Durham Mews East Under investigation

Data Sources

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