Total Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawkshead Close area has the lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Park , and the 16th 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 Hawkshead Close (L31 9BT) in the last 12 months was 3.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawkshead Close (L31 9BT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bluestone Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garswood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttermere Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dodd'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodd'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dodd'S Lane | Under investigation |
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