Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waddicar Lane area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 396th lowest 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 Waddicar Lane (L31 1DP) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddicar Lane (L31 1DP), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waddicar Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Debra Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dapple Heath Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddicar Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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