Total Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rydal Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shevington , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .
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 Rydal Close (L33 2DS) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% lower than the Shevington average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rydal Close (L33 2DS), the main crime hotspot is near St Peters Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shevington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haweswater Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dickens Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thirlmere Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | St Pauls Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Coniston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Coniston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Domingo Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dickens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Buttermere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dickens Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hoylake Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Iris Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ennerdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Iris Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Iris Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Iris Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Salvia Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hoylake Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.