Total Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highfield Park area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Sudell , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Park (L31 6EA) in the last 12 months was 8.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% lower than the Sudell average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highfield Park (L31 6EA), the main crime hotspot is near Haweswater Grove. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sudell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hodder Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hillcrest | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersey Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersey Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mersey Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hodder Avenue | Under investigation |
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