Total Crime Rate

124.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 124.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 22.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gorsey Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 187th 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 Gorsey Avenue (L30 2PX) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Ford average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorsey Avenue (L30 2PX), the main crime hotspot is near Pendle Drive. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gorsey Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Meadow View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pendle Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendle Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lonsdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Musker Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Musker Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Musker Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Randall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lonsdale Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gorsey Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lonsdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sterrix Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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