Total Crime Rate

280.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 280.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.2 10/10
  • Public order 65.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brows Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harington , and the 49th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brows Lane (L37 4ED) in the last 12 months was 280.8 per 1,000 residents and was 480.1% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 174.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brows Lane (L37 4ED), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brows Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Elbow Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phillip'S Close
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sumner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street
Sep 2025Drugs Sumner Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Sumner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sumner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sumner Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashurst Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orms Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orms Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elbow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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