Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bridge Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 189th 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 Bridge Lane (L30 3SN) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Lane (L30 3SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Marian Square, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Oswalds Court (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order All Saints Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St Oswalds Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order The Marian Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Marian Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime All Saints Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stand Parkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stand Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stand Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Marian Square
Sep 2025Other crime St Oswalds Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Marian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Harvey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Glover'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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