Total Crime Rate

285.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 285.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 60.8 8/10
  • Public order 45.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

John Hunter Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 47th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Hunter Way (L30 5RJ) in the last 12 months was 285.2 per 1,000 residents and was 211.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 117.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 277.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Hunter Way (L30 5RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Henry Hickman Close. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in John Hunter Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Hickman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Marian Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Hickman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Hickman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Hickman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Henry Hickman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Hickman Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronald Ross Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronald Ross Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Oswalds Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Fleming Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Alexander Fleming Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Oswalds Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Harvey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Marian Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Marian Square —
Sep 2025Other theft Truro Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Joseph Lister Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Joseph Lister Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Lister Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Lister Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Henry Hickman Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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