Total Crime Rate
80.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Louis Pasteur Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Oswald , and the 300th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Louis Pasteur Avenue (L30 5SB) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% lower than the St Oswald average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 171.4% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 171.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Louis Pasteur Avenue (L30 5SB), 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.
View Crime In St Oswald| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joseph Lister Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Schweitzer Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joseph Lister Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Henry Hickman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Hickman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Hickman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Hickman Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Hickman Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Henry Hickman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henry Hickman Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexander Fleming Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Alexander Fleming Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louis Pasteur Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Joseph Lister Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louis Pasteur Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louis Pasteur Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louis Pasteur Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aldrins Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Truro Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldrins Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Joseph Lister Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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