Crap Towns / Lydiate / Crime

How much crime is there in Lydiate?

The police recorded 25.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Lydiate from September 2023 to August 2026, 66% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 13.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 22.1, down from 31.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	31.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	22.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	22.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	13.1	34.1
Other theft	2.7	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	2.6	7.0
Public order	2.2	6.6
Vehicle crime	1.6	3.8
Burglary	1.2	3.1
Drugs	0.9	2.4
Other crime	0.8	2.0
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Shoplifting	0.2	7.1
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Bootle	8.5 km	125
Kirkby	6.4 km	88.8
Litherland	6.7 km	81.5
Aintree	4.9 km	77.7
Crosby	6.8 km	63.5
Burscough	10.2 km	50.4
Maghull	1.6 km	49.0
Ormskirk	5.5 km	41.1
Formby	8.8 km	40.0
Rainford	10.5 km	35.1
Lydiate	–	25.6
The typical town	–	76.2