Total Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ellerton Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Croxteth , and the 262nd 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 Ellerton Way (L12 0BG) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower than the Croxteth average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellerton Way (L12 0BG), the main crime hotspot is near Haddon Walk. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellerton Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddon Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardgate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bracken Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cedars Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Cedars Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashtree Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenmaye Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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