Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Buttercup Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 450th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buttercup Close (L22 3YR) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercup Close (L22 3YR), 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 Buttercup Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knightsway Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Knightsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Knightsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eshelby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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