Total Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Northway area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Sudell , and the 427th highest 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 Northway (L31 6BG) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher than the Sudell average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northway (L31 6BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ravenglass Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chilton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Towers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Towers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ravenglass Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ravenglass Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tensing Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tensing Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravenglass Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravenglass Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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