Total Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ronald Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 205th 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 Ronald Close (L22 3YH) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher than the Church average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ronald Close (L22 3YH), the main crime hotspot is near Knightsway. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ronald Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Knightsway Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road —
Sep 2025Public order Brook Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knightsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eshelby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Knightsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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