Total Crime Rate
42.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025School Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harington , and the 402nd 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 School Lane (L37 3LN) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower than the Harington average (48.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around School Lane (L37 3LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sumner Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cross Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehouse Avenue | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cross Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitehouse Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sumner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sumner Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sumner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sumner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sumner Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cross Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elbow Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elbow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitehouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cross Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cross Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cross Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cross Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cross Green | Under investigation |
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