Total Crime Rate

261.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 261.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 183.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Lytles Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Harington , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lytles Close (L37 4BT) in the last 12 months was 261.2 per 1,000 residents and was 458.3% higher than the Harington average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytles Close (L37 4BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Green, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kent Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lytles Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bill'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Three Tuns Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Tuns Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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