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Other theft in Sefton 12 months to June 2026
4.2per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,198 other theft offences in Sefton in the 12 months to June 2026, up 0.7% (8) on the previous 12 months. That is 4.2 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 287,583 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 198 offences October 2011: 171 offences November 2011: 197 offences December 2011: 162 offences January 2012: 188 offences February 2012: 148 offences March 2012: 232 offences April 2012: 188 offences May 2012: 194 offences June 2012: 156 offences July 2012: 188 offences August 2012: 188 offences September 2012: 156 offences October 2012: 187 offences November 2012: 182 offences December 2012: 129 offences January 2013: 126 offences February 2013: 142 offences March 2013: 142 offences April 2013: 164 offences May 2013: 167 offences June 2013: 124 offences July 2013: 124 offences August 2013: 116 offences September 2013: 93 offences October 2013: 98 offences November 2013: 114 offences December 2013: 111 offences January 2014: 112 offences February 2014: 104 offences March 2014: 110 offences April 2014: 112 offences May 2014: 122 offences June 2014: 116 offences July 2014: 162 offences August 2014: 115 offences September 2014: 150 offences October 2014: 140 offences November 2014: 124 offences December 2014: 137 offences January 2015: 111 offences February 2015: 106 offences March 2015: 147 offences April 2015: 140 offences May 2015: 124 offences June 2015: 113 offences July 2015: 129 offences August 2015: 114 offences September 2015: 97 offences October 2015: 143 offences November 2015: 121 offences December 2015: 129 offences January 2016: 109 offences February 2016: 107 offences March 2016: 127 offences April 2016: 116 offences May 2016: 135 offences June 2016: 134 offences July 2016: 156 offences August 2016: 155 offences September 2016: 153 offences October 2016: 156 offences November 2016: 188 offences December 2016: 186 offences January 2017: 148 offences February 2017: 154 offences March 2017: 166 offences April 2017: 182 offences May 2017: 146 offences June 2017: 177 offences July 2017: 175 offences August 2017: 190 offences September 2017: 118 offences October 2017: 113 offences November 2017: 118 offences December 2017: 114 offences January 2018: 126 offences February 2018: 115 offences March 2018: 115 offences April 2018: 119 offences May 2018: 138 offences June 2018: 142 offences July 2018: 118 offences August 2018: 130 offences September 2018: 130 offences October 2018: 124 offences November 2018: 144 offences December 2018: 129 offences January 2019: 99 offences February 2019: 93 offences March 2019: 135 offences April 2019: 130 offences May 2019: 137 offences June 2019: 131 offences July 2019: 109 offences August 2019: 148 offences September 2019: 95 offences October 2019: 139 offences November 2019: 115 offences December 2019: 94 offences January 2020: 105 offences February 2020: 76 offences March 2020: 91 offences April 2020: 48 offences May 2020: 72 offences June 2020: 80 offences July 2020: 113 offences August 2020: 95 offences September 2020: 103 offences October 2020: 72 offences November 2020: 92 offences December 2020: 84 offences January 2021: 69 offences February 2021: 82 offences March 2021: 87 offences April 2021: 76 offences May 2021: 109 offences June 2021: 105 offences July 2021: 105 offences August 2021: 117 offences September 2021: 121 offences October 2021: 104 offences November 2021: 112 offences December 2021: 88 offences January 2022: 104 offences February 2022: 88 offences March 2022: 112 offences April 2022: 123 offences May 2022: 126 offences June 2022: 91 offences July 2022: 125 offences August 2022: 132 offences September 2022: 145 offences October 2022: 126 offences November 2022: 140 offences December 2022: 126 offences January 2023: 107 offences February 2023: 136 offences March 2023: 123 offences April 2023: 109 offences May 2023: 110 offences June 2023: 116 offences July 2023: 113 offences August 2023: 101 offences September 2023: 112 offences October 2023: 120 offences November 2023: 127 offences December 2023: 93 offences January 2024: 122 offences February 2024: 83 offences March 2024: 103 offences April 2024: 146 offences May 2024: 121 offences June 2024: 124 offences July 2024: 109 offences August 2024: 104 offences September 2024: 94 offences October 2024: 102 offences November 2024: 107 offences December 2024: 107 offences January 2025: 77 offences February 2025: 72 offences March 2025: 119 offences April 2025: 82 offences May 2025: 121 offences June 2025: 96 offences July 2025: 78 offences August 2025: 102 offences September 2025: 108 offences October 2025: 85 offences November 2025: 109 offences December 2025: 114 offences January 2026: 97 offences February 2026: 87 offences March 2026: 101 offences April 2026: 103 offences May 2026: 107 offences June 2026: 107 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 5,644 (partial) — — June 2012 2,055 7.5 2012 June 2013 591 2.2 2013 June 2014 140 0.5 2014 June 2015 207 0.8 2015 June 2016 258 0.9 2016 June 2017 326 1.2 2017 June 2018 470 1.7 2018 June 2019 430 1.5 2019 June 2020 384 1.4 2020 June 2021 500 1.8 2021 June 2022 528 1.9 2022 June 2023 586 2.1 2023 June 2024 443 1.6 2024 June 2025 519 1.8 2025 June 2026 506 1.8 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Sefton Violence and sexual offences 10,327 offences 35.9per 1,000 Public order 2,379 offences 8.3per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,895 offences 6.6per 1,000 Shoplifting 1,732 offences 6.0per 1,000 Drugs 1,568 offences 5.5per 1,000 Vehicle crime 696 offences 2.4per 1,000 Burglary 601 offences 2.1per 1,000 Other crime 506 offences 1.8per 1,000 Robbery 218 offences 0.8per 1,000 Possession of weapons 214 offences 0.7per 1,000 Bicycle theft 189 offences 0.7per 1,000 Theft from the person 78 offences 0.3per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by other theft rate · All recorded crime in Sefton