Crime Rate in Croxteth, ward

Croxteth has the 27th highest crime rate of 64 wards in Liverpool district and the 1684th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 152nd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Croxteth in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Liverpool district average (138.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Croxteth’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 272 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 391 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Croxteth ward, the main local crime hotspot is near East Lancashire Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.