Formby's violent crime hot spots revealed

Slight rise in violence and sex crimes rise in the town over the last year

William Cowley, 17, stabbed a fellow teenager in an alleyway off Brows Lane, Formby

Official figures reveal a slight rise in in the number of violent and sexual offences in Formby over the last 12 months.

The monthly figures, obtained from www.police.uk, are; 26, 21, 20, 21, 18, 28, 22, 30, 21, 20, 26, 35, 29. Police declined to comment on the slight increase.

The gallery below shows where in Formby many of the crimes have taken place.

Although Formby is not normally associated with violent crime, a spate of serious incidents took place earlier this year. On May 21 Formby teenager William Cowley, 17, stabbed another teenager in an alleyway off Brow's Lane. Liverpool Crown Court heard the incident came a week after shots were fired at Cowley’s home in Gardner Road, Formby.

The court heard that the victim was taken to hospital in a critical condition having lost a large quantity of blood and needed an immediate blood transfusion. Cowley was sentenced to to five year’s detention, with an extended three years on licence.

In September there was a separate spate of stabbings.

Anyone with information about crime in Formby should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Story and Photo source: Southport Visiter by Tom Duffy