Total Crime Rate
21.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ranelagh Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 205th 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 Ranelagh Avenue (L21 2PR) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% lower than the Ford average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ranelagh Avenue (L21 2PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Viking Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Litherland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Viking Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moorhead Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cullen Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cullen Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Field Avenue | Under investigation |
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