Total Crime Rate

244.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 244.5 10/10
  • Public order 78.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Drugs 43.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Northern Perimeter Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 60th 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 Northern Perimeter Road (L30 7PT) in the last 12 months was 244.5 per 1,000 residents and was 182.7% higher than the Molyneux average (86.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 135.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 210.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northern Perimeter Road (L30 7PT), the main crime hotspot is near The Bales. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northern Perimeter Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beeston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beeston Drive
Sep 2025Burglary Grantham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Emerald Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cardigan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brierley Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs The Threshers Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Threshers Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Threshers Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Threshers Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Threshers Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Bales Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Bales Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Bales Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Bales Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Bales Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Bales Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copy Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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