Total Crime Rate

711.9 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 711.9 10/10
  • Public order 237.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.0 10/10
  • Drugs 165.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 93.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Reapers Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 7th 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 Reapers Way (L30 7QZ) in the last 12 months was 711.9 per 1,000 residents and was 722.9% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 423.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 872.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reapers Way (L30 7QZ), 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 Reapers Way area

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

Data Sources

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