Total Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.1 3/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 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
  • Possession of weapons 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 28th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 307th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northway (L31 7BG) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Molyneux average (86.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northway (L31 7BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ormonde Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Bramleys (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whinney Grove West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whinney Grove West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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