Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Monks Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ravenmeols , and the 373rd highest 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 Monks Close (L37 6DH) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% higher than the Ravenmeols average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 373.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monks Close (L37 6DH), 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 Monks Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lovelady Grove Under investigation
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 Lunt'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lovelady Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lunt'S Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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