Total Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.8 8/10
  • Public order 37.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Waterway Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 208th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterway Avenue (L30 8RQ) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterway Avenue (L30 8RQ), 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 Waterway Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Bales Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Bales Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Other theft The Bales Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Bales Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Bales Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Emerald Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Bales Under investigation
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Data Sources

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