Total Crime Rate
177.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
120.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Damians Croft area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Oswald , and the 112th 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 St Damians Croft (L30 3TS) in the last 12 months was 177.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% higher than the St Oswald average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 120.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Damians Croft (L30 3TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fleetwood'S Lane, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Nicholas' Drive (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Oswald| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Gregory'S Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fleetwood'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Benet'S Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Ambrose Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Ambrose Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morgan Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonard'S Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Morgan Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Morgan Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fleetwood'S Lane | — |
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