Total Crime Rate

117.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 117.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Parkfield Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 196th 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 Parkfield Avenue (L30 1PG) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkfield Avenue (L30 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near Fenton Close. Police recorded 21 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 Parkfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longridge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hudswell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hexham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ascroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sentinel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ascroft Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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