Total Crime Rate

242.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 242.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.5 9/10
  • Drugs 37.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.7 10/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dartmouth Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 61st 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 Dartmouth Drive (L30 2QN) in the last 12 months was 242.3 per 1,000 residents and was 164.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dartmouth Drive (L30 2QN), the main crime hotspot is near St Patrick'S Drive. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dartmouth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Patrick'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fatherside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Almond'S Turn —
Sep 2025Public order Almond'S Turn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Stephen'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dale Acre Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Mark'S Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swift'S Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fatherside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fatherside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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