Total Crime Rate
20.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chaffinch Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Croxteth Country Park , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chaffinch Close (L12 0NX) in the last 12 months was 20.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% lower than the Croxteth Country Park average (48.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chaffinch Close (L12 0NX), the main crime hotspot is near Brookside. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Croxteth Country Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Further action is not in the public interest |
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