Crime Rate in Old Swan East, ward

Old Swan East has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 64 wards in Liverpool district and the 1933rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 166th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Old Swan East in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Liverpool district average (138.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Old Swan East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 238 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 319 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Old Swan East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Fernleigh Road, with 69 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Aylesford Road (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.