Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 116.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Netherton Way area has the 28th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 200th 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 Netherton Way (L30 9SP) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Netherton Way (L30 9SP), the main crime hotspot is near Netherton Way. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Netherton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Invincible Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sprakeling Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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