Total Crime Rate

202.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 202.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 78.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Westway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Park , and the 89th 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 Westway (L31 0DQ) in the last 12 months was 202.8 per 1,000 residents and was 492.9% higher than the Park average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westway (L31 0DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Westway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dodd'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dodd'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodd'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakhill Close —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howells Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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