Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watchyard Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harington , and the 332nd 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 Watchyard Lane (L37 3QP) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watchyard Lane (L37 3QP), the main crime hotspot is near Whitehouse Avenue. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watchyard Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Whitehouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watchyard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watchyard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watchyard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Avenue Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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