Total Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Copy Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Copy Lane (L30 7RT) in the last 12 months was 19.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower than the Molyneux average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Copy Lane (L30 7RT), the main crime hotspot is near The Threshers. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Oswald| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Navigation Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cumberland Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardigan Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Threshers | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Threshers | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Threshers | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Threshers | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Scythes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Threshers | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Bales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Bales | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barberry Crescent | Under investigation |
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