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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in L69: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

L69 recorded 246 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 125.32 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 38.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 6.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring1627.61 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment246 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 6.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

246
trending_up +2.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

1627.61per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,720

Within L69 district

Sefton

1,963

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Guelph Street Map
total: 57 Violence and sexual offences: 42 Public order: 9
57
A5039 Map
total: 21 Violence and sexual offences: 12 Drugs: 2
21
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 21 Public order: 12 Criminal damage and arson: 3
21
Hospital Map
total: 18 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Other theft: 3
18
Hawke Street Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3
12
Gilmartin Grove Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 3
12
Moor Place Map
total: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Drugs: 3
9
South Hunter Street Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Drugs: 2
8
Baltimore Street Map
total: 6 Burglary: 5 Drugs: 1
6
Moss Street Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Burglary: 3
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
246 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
95
38.6%
Public Order
40
16.3%
Drug Offences
29
11.8%
Other Theft
16
6.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
16
6.5%
Burglary
13
5.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
10
4.1%
Weapons Possession
7
2.8%
Shoplifting
6
2.4%
Theft from Person
6
2.4%
Vehicle Crime
5
2.0%
Other Crime
3
1.2%

Crime Analysis: L69

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in L69 (38.6%). Public Order (16.3%) and Drug Offences (11.8%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in L69 has fallen noticeably — by 6.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for L69 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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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +2.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -6.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.6%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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