Total Crime Rate

152.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 152.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Drugs 41.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Glovers Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Oswald , and the 135th 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 Glovers Lane (L30 3TJ) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% higher than the St Oswald average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glovers Lane (L30 3TJ), the main crime hotspot is near The Marian Square. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Glovers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Patten'S Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Marian Square —
Sep 2025Public order The Marian Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Ambrose Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ambrose Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Glover'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime All Saints Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Patten'S Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Augustine'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Downside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harrops Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order All Saints Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St Damian'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Marian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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