Total Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Liverpool Road South area has the 10th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 177th 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 Liverpool Road South (L31 7AE) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% higher than the Molyneux average (86.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road South (L31 7AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ormonde Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainsborough Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ormonde Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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