Total Crime Rate

112.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.4 8/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sovereign Hey area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Croxteth , and the 568th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sovereign Hey (L11 4TY) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% higher than the Croxteth average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Hey (L11 4TY), the main crime hotspot is near Dragon Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sovereign Hey area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebden Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chalice Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sword Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sword Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dymoke Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ampulla Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebden Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Standard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Standard Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Throne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Throne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dragon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Armill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dragon Close Under investigation
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