Crime Rates at Chestnut Walk, Liverpool, L31 1LL

Chestnut Walk area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Walk (L31 1LL) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Walk (L31 1LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dapple Heath Avenue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rock View (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.