Total Crime Rate

308.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 308.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.6 10/10
  • Public order 45.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.8 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ronald Ross Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 36th 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 Ross Avenue (L30 5RD) in the last 12 months was 308.0 per 1,000 residents and was 217.8% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 117.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ronald Ross Avenue (L30 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near The Marian Square. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ronald Ross Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Lister Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Marian Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Oswalds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lymington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Marian Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Marian Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Marian Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Marian Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Marian Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Marian Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Marian Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Magdalene Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Truro Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Magdalene Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalene Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherborne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Joseph Lister Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Joseph Lister Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Jenner Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Jenner Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Jenner Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Jenner Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Oswalds Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Joseph Lister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Truro Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Fleming Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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