Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Columban Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 434th highest 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 Columban Close (L30 3SH) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Columban Close (L30 3SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Marian Square, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Oswalds Court (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Columban Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stand Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Marian Square —
Sep 2025Drugs The Marian Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Marian Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime All Saints Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stand Parkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stand Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order All Saints Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Ambrose Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Marian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ambrose Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Gregory'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Oswalds Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Oswalds Court Local resolution
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Data Sources

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