Total Crime Rate

193.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Drugs 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rimmer Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 90th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rimmer Close (L21 8LP) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Linacre average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rimmer Close (L21 8LP), the main crime hotspot is near Marina Avenue. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rimmer Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Rimmer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cunard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ocean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sefton Moss Villas Under investigation
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Data Sources

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