Total Crime Rate

16.5 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 16.5 2/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ditchfield area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ravenmeols , and the 126th 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 Ditchfield (L37 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Ravenmeols average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditchfield (L37 4EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5424, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kenyon'S Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ditchfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Formby Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Formby Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Royal Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Royal Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redgate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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