Total Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 21.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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

Dodds Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Park , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dodds Lane (L31 9AA) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Park average (35.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dodds Lane (L31 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Dodd'S Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dodds Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravenglass Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravenglass Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarisbrick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cleves Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ulverston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ravenglass Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ravenglass Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ravenglass Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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