St Oswald — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Merseyside Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Merseyside Police's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
177 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (155): ▲ 22 (14%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences64 · 36%
- Public order30 · 17%
- Anti-social behaviour22 · 12%
- Drugs19 · 11%
- Criminal damage and arson18 · 10%
- Other crime7 · 4%
- Other theft5 · 3%
- Bicycle theft4 · 2%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
153 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect65 · 42%
- Awaiting court outcome37 · 24%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified33 · 22%
- Local resolution12 · 8%
- Further investigation is not in the public interest3 · 2%
- Further action is not in the public interest3 · 2%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Issues with illegal off-road scrambler bikes, including e-bikes which pose a risk to pedestrians and other road-users
Set: 2026-04-30
Public events & surgeries
Community Surgery
2026-07-21 · L30 Community Centre, Stonyfield Bootle Merseyside
Local officers will be available to answer your queries and address your concerns on the date below. Please come along and speak with us.
Community Surgery
2026-08-11 · L30 Community Centre, Stonyfield Bootle Merseyside
Local officers will be available to answer your queries and address your concerns on the date below. Please come along and speak with us.
Community Surgery
2026-09-22 · L30 Community Centre, Stonyfield Bootle Merseyside
Local officers will be available to answer your queries and address your concerns on the date below. Please come along and speak with us.
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Nearby teams in Merseyside Police
All Merseyside Police neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Merseyside Police.