Total Crime Rate

666.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 666.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 160.5 10/10
  • Public order 98.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.6 10/10
  • Drugs 55.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Marian Way area has the highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 10th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Marian Way (L30 3TE) in the last 12 months was 666.7 per 1,000 residents and was 627.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 284.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Marian Way (L30 3TE), the main crime hotspot is near Henry Hickman Close. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Marian Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Westminster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Hickman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Marian Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Marian Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Truro Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Downside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Hickman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westminster Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Glover'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Hickman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Henry Hickman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Hickman Close
Sep 2025Drugs Westminster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Marian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime St Oswalds Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Marian Square
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Harvey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eden Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Eden Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronald Ross Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronald Ross Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Ambrose Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ambrose Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Oswalds Court Local resolution

Data Sources

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