Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 85.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 30.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Greenside Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 275th 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 Greenside Avenue (L10 8JF) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenside Avenue (L10 8JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stowe Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melling Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandhurst Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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