Total Crime Rate

982.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 982.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 298.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 260.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.1 10/10
  • Public order 85.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.2 10/10
  • Drugs 44.4 10/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
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

Mostyn Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 4th 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 Mostyn Avenue (L10 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 982.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1035.4% higher than the Molyneux average (86.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 227.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mostyn Avenue (L10 2JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mostyn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Molyneux Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mostyn Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mostyn Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Mostyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mostyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Public order Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ellesmere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Molyneux Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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