Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 54.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royal Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ravenmeols , and the 180th 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 Royal Close (L37 6BD) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 187.9% higher than the Ravenmeols average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Close (L37 6BD), the main crime hotspot is near Lunt'S Lane. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lunt'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lunt'S Lane 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 2025Public order Formby Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Formby Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lovelady Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lovelady Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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