Total Crime Rate

500.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 500.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 414.5 10/10
  • Public order 39.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Beechway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 13th 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 Beechway (L31 1HP) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 478.0% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 453.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 191.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechway (L31 1HP), the main crime hotspot is near Villas Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beechway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonechat Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonechat Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Villas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Lane Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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