Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Valentine Grove area has the 21st highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 375th highest 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 Valentine Grove (L10 8JH) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valentine Grove (L10 8JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lancing Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheltenham Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valentine Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lancing Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Village Nook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bull Bridge Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Epsom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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