Crime in L72: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
L72 recorded 19 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 42.7 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 47.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 5.0% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring555.06 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment19 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 5.0% year-on-year
Total Crimes
19Annual Crime Rate
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Within L72 district
Sefton
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Close Map | total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Public order: 1 | 3 |
| Chester Avenue Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Robbery: 1 | 3 |
| Durham Mews West Map | total: 2 Other crime: 1 Shoplifting: 1 | 2 |
| Park Lane Map | total: 2 Possession of weapons: 2 | 2 |
| Bolden Close Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| Hereford Drive Map | total: 2 Public order: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| Lichfield Close Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Hexham Close Map | total: 1 Vehicle crime: 1 | 1 |
| Vesty Road Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Morningside Map | total: 1 Vehicle crime: 1 | 1 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: L72
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in L72 (47.4%). Weapons Possession (10.5%) and Vehicle Crime (10.5%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in L72 has fallen slightly — by 5.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for L72 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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