Total Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Denstone Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 302nd lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denstone Avenue (L10 6LH) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower than the Molyneux average (86.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denstone Avenue (L10 6LH), the main crime hotspot is near Stowe Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Denstone Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Shrewsbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrow Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lancing Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oriel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Haileybury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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