Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ashwood Drive area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Croxteth , and the 391st 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 Ashwood Drive (L12 0AP) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Croxteth average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwood Drive (L12 0AP), the main crime hotspot is near Pinewood Avenue. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hanworth Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemlock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitebeam Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitebeam Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkside Close —
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Data Sources

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