Total Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 43.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whalley Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ravenmeols , and the 402nd 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 Whalley Drive (L37 8EB) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% lower than the Ravenmeols average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalley Drive (L37 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Green, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitehouse Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Whalley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beaufort Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beaufort Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kenyon'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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