Total Crime Rate
14.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakhill Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Park , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oakhill Drive (L31 2LE) in the last 12 months was 14.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Park average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 195.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakhill Drive (L31 2LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnes Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lambshear Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnes Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nedens Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nedens Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Saville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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