Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 200.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Ormskirk Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 85th 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 5AD) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 131.2% higher than the Molyneux average (86.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ormskirk Road (L9 5AD), the main crime hotspot is near Grand National Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 12 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Heysham Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heysham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heysham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ascroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fenton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fenton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fenton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Grand National Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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