Total Crime Rate

185.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 185.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 127.3 9/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Altway area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 96th 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 3JE) in the last 12 months was 185.5 per 1,000 residents and was 114.4% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Altway (L10 3JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mostyn Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sedbergh Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Altway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ellesmere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oriel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Shrewsbury Avenue Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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