Total Crime Rate
48.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 450th 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 Park Lane (L30 1PF) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Lane (L30 1PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edinburgh Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fenton Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Netherton and Orrell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edinburgh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longridge Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marina Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hexham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Park Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parkfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sentinel Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hudswell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edinburgh Close | Under investigation |
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