Total Crime Rate

159.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 57.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dickinson Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harington , and the 129th 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 Dickinson Road (L37 4BX) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 228.8% higher than the Harington average (48.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickinson Road (L37 4BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Green, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dickinson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phillip'S Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elbow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Elbow Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Green —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cross Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Green —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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