Total Crime Rate

139.7 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 139.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Swifts Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Oswald , and the 158th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swifts Lane (L30 3TT) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swifts Lane (L30 3TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fleetwood'S Lane, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Ambrose Croft (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swifts Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Augustine'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Morgan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Ambrose Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Damian'S Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St Damian'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Patten'S Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Patten'S Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Morgan Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas' Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas' Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Nicholas' Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Nicholas' Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Nicholas' Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ambrose Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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