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Crime in Sefton by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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6,723crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+9%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Hightownlowest rate19.8 per 1,000 a year
75.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Crossens (-6%), Ford (-6%) and Blowick (-1%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1BootleL20 · 74,131 residents 171.8▲ 9%violence
2SeaforthL21 · 11,588 residents 141.9▲ 10%violence
3NethertonL30 · 9,955 residents 135.8▲ 1%violence
4LitherlandL21 · 81,851 residents 123.5▲ 11%violence
5FordL21 · 10,648 residents 119.8▼ 6%violence
6SouthportPR9 · 48,763 residents 110.4▲ 2%violence
7WaterlooL22 · 10,815 residents 106.1▲ 15%violence
8BlowickPR9 · 5,985 residents 97.6▼ 1%violence
9AintreeL10 · 8,298 residents 86.3▲ 3%violence
10MellingL31 · 2,067 residents 83.2▲ 34%violence
11WaddicarL31 · 7,960 residents 80.40%violence
12ThorntonL23 · 6,966 residents 76.4▲ 2%violence
13CrosbyL23 · 53,808 residents 75.2▲ 3%violence
14AinsdalePR8 · 15,372 residents 63.2▲ 22%violence
15MaghullL31 · 26,978 residents 60.2▲ 9%violence
16Meols CopPR8 · 14,780 residents 59.3▲ 8%violence
17MarshsidePR9 · 9,459 residents 59.2▲ 6%violence
18Kennessee GreenL31 · 34,720 residents 57.1▲ 6%violence
19BlundellsandsL23 · 8,589 residents 56.8▲ 61%violence
20FormbyL37 · 23,629 residents 55.9▲ 4%violence
21High ParkPR9 · 8,487 residents 55.1▲ 17%violence
22BirkdalePR8 · 4,501 residents 50.7▲ 97%violence
23Churchtown (PR9)PR9 · 6,962 residents 46.5▲ 21%violence
24CrossensPR9 · 20,949 residents 43.5▼ 6%violence
25HightownL38 · 2,023 residents 19.8▼ 78%vehicle crime

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Sefton have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Hightown, Crossens, Churchtown (PR9), Birkdale and High Park.

Which areas of Sefton have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Bootle, Seaforth, Netherton, Litherland and Ford.

Is crime going up or down in Sefton?

Across Sefton, 6,723 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 9% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.