Total Crime Rate

22.0 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 22.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

The Byway area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Manor , and the 197th 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 The Byway (L23 2UL) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower than the Manor average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Byway (L23 2UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosedale Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hornby Street (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Byway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scape Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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