Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 61.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Beech Grove area has the 20th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 372nd highest 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 Beech Grove (L30 1SA) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower than the Molyneux average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Grove (L30 1SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlisle Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Durham Mews West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durham Mews West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carlisle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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