Total Crime Rate

135.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.3 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 135.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Weavers Lane area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Sudell , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Weavers Lane (L31 1AD) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 146.7% higher than the Sudell average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weavers Lane (L31 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Leatherbarrows Lane. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Weavers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leatherbarrows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leatherbarrows Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leatherbarrows Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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