Croxteth Country Park vs Rural South

Croxteth Country Park has a safety score of 15/100 (High Crime) and recorded 667 crimes in the last 12 months. Rural South has a safety score of 84/100 (Safe) with 185 crimes. Rural South scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Croxteth Country Park shows a year-on-year crime trend of +123.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Rural South shows -45.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Croxteth Country Park, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (280 incidents). In Rural South, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (62 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Croxteth Country Park recorded 95 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Rural South recorded 62. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Croxteth Country Park totalled 280 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 56 in Rural South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Croxteth Country Park recorded 299 crimes (now 667, a change of +123.1%). Rural South recorded 337 crimes previously (now 185, -45.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Croxteth Country Park has a resolution rate of 22.4% and Rural South has 100%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Croxteth Country Park falls within the Merseyside Police boundary. Rural South is covered by Lancashire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Croxteth Country Park and Rural South. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.