Crap Towns / Aintree / Crime

How much crime is there in Aintree?

The police recorded 77.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Aintree from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was shoplifting, at 23.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 76.8, up from 75.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	75.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	80.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	76.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Shoplifting	23.3	7.1
Violence and sexual offences	22.9	34.1
Public order	8.3	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	5.0	7.0
Other theft	4.7	5.4
Vehicle crime	4.3	3.8
Drugs	3.1	2.4
Burglary	2.4	3.1
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.9	0.5
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Liverpool	8.0 km	126
Bootle	4.5 km	125
Kirkby	4.1 km	88.8
Litherland	3.5 km	81.5
Huyton with Roby	9.3 km	78.2
Aintree	–	77.7
Wallasey	10.4 km	71.5
Crosby	5.4 km	63.5
Maghull	3.4 km	49.0
Ormskirk	9.8 km	41.1
Lydiate	4.9 km	25.6
The typical town	–	76.2