Total Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northway area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Sudell , and the 364th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northway (L31 6BG) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% higher than the Sudell average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northway (L31 6BG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Northway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dodd'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakhill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howells Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodd'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Dodd'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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