Total Crime Rate

276.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 276.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.9 9/10
  • Public order 49.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Liverpool Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Neston , and the 44th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

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 Liverpool Road (CH64 3RA) in the last 12 months was 276.2 per 1,000 residents and was 237.1% higher than the Neston average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 150.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (CH64 3RA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladies Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spenser Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ladies Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spenser Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spenser Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cookes Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tannery Lane Local resolution

Data Sources

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