Total Crime Rate
155.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moss Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Fazakerley West , and the 392nd highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .
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 Moss Lane (L9 8AE) in the last 12 months was 155.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% higher than the Fazakerley West average (115.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 100.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 157.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moss Lane (L9 8AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moss Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haddon Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fazakerley West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seafield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hanford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Redvers Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Broomfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seafield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haddon Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Walker Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halstead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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