Total Crime Rate

279.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 279.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.1 10/10
  • Drugs 46.5 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
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

Swindale Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Arundel , and the 167th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swindale Close (L8 0YG) in the last 12 months was 279.1 per 1,000 residents and was 132.8% higher than the Arundel average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 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 ( 122.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swindale Close (L8 0YG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birt Close, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Britten Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swindale Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Widney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buttermere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britten Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britten Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britten Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birt Close
Sep 2025Burglary Solway Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Buttermere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dove Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birt Close
Sep 2025Drugs Ryedale Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Tagus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tagus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tagus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Askham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perrygate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Birt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tideswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tideswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ryedale Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Ryedale Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aigburth Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yanwath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Grierson Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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