Crime Rate in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross, ward

Much Woolton & Hunts Cross has the 21st lowest crime rate of 64 wards in Liverpool district and the 3641st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 304th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the Liverpool district average (138.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Much Woolton & Hunts Cross’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 336 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 457 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Much Woolton & Hunts Cross ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Faringdon Close. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.