Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 37.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Greenside Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 167th 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 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenside Avenue (L10 8JF), 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 Greenside Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Haileybury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lancing Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrow Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bull Bridge Lane
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 Sandhurst Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Village Nook Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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