Total Crime Rate

183.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 183.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Moss Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Fazakerley West , and the 299th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

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 Moss Lane (L9 8AE) in the last 12 months was 183.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% higher than the Fazakerley West average (119.5 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 86.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moss Lane (L9 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Moss Lane. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moss Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eccleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfields Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Moss Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Moss Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingley Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Southfield Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wembley Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingfield Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gondover Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eccleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redvers Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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