Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 34.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dover Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 294th 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 Dover Road (L31 5JH) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% lower than the Molyneux average (86.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Road (L31 5JH), the main crime hotspot is near Whinney Grove West. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dover Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whinney Grove West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Weston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Whinney Grove West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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