Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 57.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Masefield Place area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 404th 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 Masefield Place (L30 9ST) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Masefield Place (L30 9ST), the main crime hotspot is near Thackeray Gardens. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Masefield Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Invincible Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Netherton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstone Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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