Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancing Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 296th 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 Lancing Drive (L10 8LN) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancing Drive (L10 8LN), the main crime hotspot is near Melling Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancing Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Denstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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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