Total Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stretton Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Croxteth , and the 320th lowest crime rate of 1,552 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 Stretton Close (L12 0PX) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower than the Croxteth average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stretton Close (L12 0PX), the main crime hotspot is near Stretton Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Verwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valiant Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hatfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chiltern Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Topcliffe Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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