Crime in Sefton: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
Sefton recorded 2,009 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.19 per 1,000 residents. This places Sefton at #156 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 0.9% compared to the same period last year.
info Crime is above average compared to other UK areas.
Key Statistics
- monitoring78.46 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment2,009 crimes recorded in April 2026
- leaderboardRanked #156 of 331 UK local authorities by crime rate
- trending_upCrime up 0.9% year-on-year
Total Crimes
2,009Annual Crime Rate
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Ranked by annual rate
12-Month Crime Trend
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| On or near Shopping Area Map | Shoplifting: 33 | 33 |
| On or near The Green Map | Shoplifting: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 7 Public order: 4 | 13 |
| On or near Parking Area Map | Violence and sexual offences: 19 | 19 |
| On or near Grand National Avenue Map | Violence and sexual offences: 14 Other theft: 3 Theft from the person: 2 | 14 |
| On or near Station Road Map | Shoplifting: 17 | 17 |
| On or near Supermarket Map | Shoplifting: 16 | 16 |
| On or near Castle Street Map | Anti-social behaviour: 15 | 15 |
| On or near Parking Area Map | Public order: 12 | 12 |
| On or near Supermarket Map | Violence and sexual offences: 11 | 11 |
| On or near Parking Area Map | Shoplifting: 11 | 11 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: Sefton
Sefton recorded 2,009 crimes in April 2026, equivalent to a rate of 78.46 per 1,000 residents — above the national average for England and Wales, ranked #156 of 331.
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in Sefton (40.2%). Anti-social Behaviour (10.6%) and Public Order (10.0%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in Sefton has risen slightly — by 0.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
All figures are published monthly by Merseyside Police through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.
Stop & Search
April 20264,753
Total Stops
8.9%
Arrest Rate
139
Neighbourhoods
Reason for Stop
Controlled drugs
Offensive weapons
Stolen goods
Article for use in theft
Evidence of offences under the Act
Articles for use in criminal damage
Fireworks
Firearms
Outcome
Gender
Officer-Defined Ethnicity
Self-defined where available89.6%
White
4.4%
Black
3.0%
Asian
3.0%
Other
Stop & search data published by Merseyside Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
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