Total Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Valley Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 264th 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 Valley Close (L23 9TL) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower than the Ford average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 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 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Close (L23 9TL), the main crime hotspot is near Edgemoor Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seven Acre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Hey Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seven Acre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Acre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Acre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coney Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hillary Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Valley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redgate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Redgate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stile Hey Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edgemoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgemoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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