Total Crime Rate

86.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 86.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Finch Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Park , and the 270th 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 Finch Drive (L31 1LX) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 151.4% higher than the Park average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 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). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 371.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finch Drive (L31 1LX), the main crime hotspot is near Parkbourn. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Finch Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swallow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Parkbourn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkbourn Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stonechat Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parkbourn Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkbourn Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkbourn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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