Total Crime Rate
131.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Bernards Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 172nd 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 St Bernards Close (L30 2RR) in the last 12 months was 131.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Bernards Close (L30 2RR), the main crime hotspot is near St Patrick'S Drive. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Oswald| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonard'S Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Morgan Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Patrick'S Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Patrick'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Patrick'S Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Georges Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Davids Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Morgan Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morgan Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fleetwood'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fleetwood'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Patrick'S Drive | Under investigation |
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