Total Crime Rate
16.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Canterbury Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 136th 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 Canterbury Close (L10 8LA) in the last 12 months was 16.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower than the Molyneux average (76.6 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 , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canterbury Close (L10 8LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bull Bridge Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomsgrove (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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