Total Crime Rate

21.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Ranelagh 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ranelagh Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viking Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorhead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cullen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cullen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Field Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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