Total Crime Rate
54.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cumberland Gate area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 422nd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cumberland Gate (L30 7PY) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cumberland Gate (L30 7PY), the main crime hotspot is near The Threshers. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Oswald| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Navigation Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Bales | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Emerald Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Scythes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Threshers | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cumberland Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Threshers | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Threshers | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Threshers | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Threshers | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barberry Crescent | Under investigation |
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