Total Crime Rate

400.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 400.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 205.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Public order 30.0 10/10
  • Robbery 30.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

School Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Harington , and the 27th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Avenue (L37 3LP) in the last 12 months was 400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 754.9% higher than the Harington average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 140.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Avenue (L37 3LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Green, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sumner Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Tuns Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Three Tuns Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sumner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sumner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sumner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elbow Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Sumner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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