Total Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 19.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Taunton Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taunton Drive (L10 8JL) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Drive (L10 8JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canterbury Close, where police recorded 4 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 Taunton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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