Total Crime Rate
115.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bankside area has the 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Manor , and the 199th 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 Bankside (L38 9EL) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% higher than the Manor average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bankside (L38 9EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Alt Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Village Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Manor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lower Alt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lower Alt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larkhill Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Dunes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Dunes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | School Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | School Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornbeck Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornbeck Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Alt Road | — |
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