Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Riverside area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Croxteth Country Park , and the 529th lowest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside (L12 0AA) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% higher than the Croxteth Country Park average (48.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside (L12 0AA), the main crime hotspot is near Glan Aber Park. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glan Aber Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Dell —
Sep 2025Other theft Riverside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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