Total Crime Rate
174.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moss Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Fazakerley West , and the 332nd 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 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 174.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 135.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moss Lane (L9 8AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Balmoral Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orrell Park (25 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 | Eskdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Redvers Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haddon Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eskdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wasdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Walker Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seafield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seafield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chevin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brockenhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balmoral Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mosedale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balmoral Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Endborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilney Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hanford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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