Total Crime Rate
56.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kirklake Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Harington , and the 414th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kirklake Road (L37 2JB) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% higher than the Harington average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirklake Road (L37 2JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chindit Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ennerdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Formby Bridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Formby Bridge | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsh Brows | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Formby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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