Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ripley Avenue area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 368th highest 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 Ripley Avenue (L21 9LR) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Ford average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ripley Avenue (L21 9LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gale Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overton Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ripley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumpsty Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lowden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ripley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Wall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wheatfield View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirk Stone Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sonning Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jersey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ford Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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