Total Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025North Meade area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Park , and the 234th 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 North Meade (L31 8DP) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the Park average (35.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Meade (L31 8DP), the main crime hotspot is near Gordon Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westover Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hickson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burgess Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Conifers | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Conifers | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gordon Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swalegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Gordon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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