Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 19.6 6/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ormskirk Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 155th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ormskirk Road (L9 5AA) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% higher than the Molyneux average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ormskirk Road (L9 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Grand National Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ormskirk Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grand National Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grand National Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grand National Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grand National Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grand National Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ribblesdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Redland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ealing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ascroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ascroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Church Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Redland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Redland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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