Total Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Marl Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 348th 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 Marl Road (L30 8SD) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marl Road (L30 8SD), 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 Marl Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ollery Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Molyneux Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deerbarn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molyneux Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Marl Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Copy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Homestead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Molyneux Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ollery Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ollery Green —
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dooley Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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