Total Crime Rate

308.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 308.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.6 10/10
  • Public order 45.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.8 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Browns Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 36th 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 Browns Lane (L30 5RW) in the last 12 months was 308.0 per 1,000 residents and was 217.8% higher than the Ford average (96.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 117.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Browns Lane (L30 5RW), the main crime hotspot is near Henry Hickman Close. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Browns Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lymington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Joseph Lister Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Fleming Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Henry Hickman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Jenner Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Jenner Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Jenner Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Jenner Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Lister Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Joseph Lister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henry Hickman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Joseph Lister Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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