Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 42.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Kings Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harington , and the 400th lowest 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 Kings Close (L37 4BA) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower than the Harington average (48.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Close (L37 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsh Brows, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chindit Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Chindit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chindit Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashurst Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orms Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orms Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rostron Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Brows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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