Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sarahs Croft area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sarahs Croft (L30 3SR) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sarahs Croft (L30 3SR), 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 Sarahs Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Downside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stand Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Marian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stand Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order All Saints Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime All Saints Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Marian Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Marian Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Marian Square
Sep 2025Public order Glover'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stand Parkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Damian'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Oswalds Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Ambrose Croft Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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