Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ruthven Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 457th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

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 Ruthven Road (L21 2PE) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% lower than the Church average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruthven Road (L21 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Palmerston Avenue. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruthven Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth And Litherland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Market Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaforth And Litherland Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cullen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cullen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorhead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viking Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sefton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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