Crime Rate in Meols, ward

Meols has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Sefton district and the 1500th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 297th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Meols in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% lower than the Sefton district average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Meols’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 200 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 266 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Meols ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 22 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Mallards (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.