Crime in L22: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
L22 recorded 63 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.38 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 50.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 17.1% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring44.82 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment63 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 17.1% year-on-year
Total Crimes
63Annual Crime Rate
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Within L22 district
Sefton
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| St John'S Place Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4 | 4 |
| South Road Map | total: 4 Shoplifting: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 4 |
| Nightclub Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4 | 4 |
| Buttercup Close Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 3 |
| Kingsway Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Other crime: 1 | 3 |
| Duke Street Map | total: 3 Public order: 2 Drugs: 1 | 3 |
| Stanley Road Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
| Bramhall Road Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| Knightsway Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 2 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: L22
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in L22 (50.8%). Anti-social Behaviour (12.7%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (11.1%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in L22 has fallen sharply — by 17.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for L22 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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