Total Crime Rate

159.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 159.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Other crime 16.4 10/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Orrell Hill Lane area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ravenmeols , and the 124th 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 Orrell Hill Lane (L38 5DA) in the last 12 months was 159.8 per 1,000 residents and was 247.3% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orrell Hill Lane (L38 5DA), the main crime hotspot is near Marsh Lane. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orrell Hill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Marsh Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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