Total Crime Rate

272.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 272.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Giddygate Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 51st 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 Giddygate Lane (L31 1AF) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 215.3% higher than the Molyneux average (86.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 161.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Giddygate Lane (L31 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Angers Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Giddygate Lane area

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Data Sources

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