Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Verulam Close area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Arundel , and the 750th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Verulam Close (L8 1YD) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Arundel average (121.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verulam Close (L8 1YD), the main crime hotspot is near Birt Close. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Verulam Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Upper Parliament Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Verulam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verulam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adele Thompson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Falkner Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulgrave Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Northbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Parliament Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chancellor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Askham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harrowby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Princes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harrowby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrowby Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Birt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birt Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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