Total Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dooley Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 318th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dooley Drive (L30 8RT) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower than the Molyneux average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dooley Drive (L30 8RT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dooley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ollery Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ollery Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dooley Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ollery Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marl Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Homestead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Scythes Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deerbarn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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