Total Crime Rate

982.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 982.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 298.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 260.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.1 10/10
  • Public order 85.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.2 10/10
  • Drugs 44.4 10/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Brenka Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 4th 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 Brenka Avenue (L9 5AW) in the last 12 months was 982.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1035.4% 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 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 227.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brenka Avenue (L9 5AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Topham Drive, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grand National Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brenka Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grand National Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Topham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Topham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Topham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Topham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Topham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Topham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heysham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heysham Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Heysham Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Grand National Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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