Total Crime Rate

141.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 141.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 65.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Altway area has the 7th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 148th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

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 Altway (L10 2LG) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% higher than the Molyneux average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Altway (L10 2LG), the main crime hotspot is near Mostyn Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Altway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mostyn Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mostyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mostyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mostyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mostyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mostyn Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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