Total Crime Rate

350.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 350.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 123.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 30th 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 7DH) in the last 12 months was 350.6 per 1,000 residents and was 305.3% higher than the Molyneux average (86.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road South (L31 7DH), the main crime hotspot is near Bartlett Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmefield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shop Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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