Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Captains Lane area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 378th 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 Captains Lane (L30 9SX) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Captains Lane (L30 9SX), the main crime hotspot is near Netherton Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Captains Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galsworthy Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patrick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairlie Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Captain'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Netherton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Derwent Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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