Total Crime Rate

2.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 2.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.3 1/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Longridge Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 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 Longridge Drive (L30 1RA) in the last 12 months was 2.3 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longridge Drive (L30 1RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heysham Road, where police recorded 24 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.

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Crime Over Time in Longridge Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longridge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heysham Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hudswell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sentinel Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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