Duke's, Sefton: Safety
Safety
Crime in Duke's has dropped significantly since 2024, and the improvement is real. That said, rates are still higher than the UK and North West averages.
In 2024, Duke's recorded 222.5 crimes per 1,000 people — well above the UK average of 91.6. By 2025 that had fallen to 206.7, and 2026 figures so far suggest a rate of around 69.6. That's much closer to the national average of 39.6. It's a substantial shift in just a couple of years.
Shoplifting makes up a large chunk of recorded crime, which often comes down to having a busy town centre rather than any real risk to residents. Burglary and vehicle crime stay relatively low.
Source: police-recorded crime for Duke's ward (Merseyside Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Duke's ward: Merseyside Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Duke's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
219.3
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
North West region average
99
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Cambridge
76.9
Higher than
Kew
89.8
Higher than
Birkdale
43.1
Higher than
Ainsdale
54.8
Higher than
Norwood
50
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Duke's ward and the North West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences35%39%
- Shoplifting16%6%
- Public order13%8%
- Drugs10%5%
- Anti-social behaviour9%17%
- Criminal damage and arson5%8%
- Other theft5%5%
- Burglary3%3%
- Vehicle crime2%3%
- Robbery1%1%
- Other crime1%2%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Theft from the person1%<1%
