Total Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawkshead Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Croxteth Country Park , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 1,552 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 Hawkshead Avenue (L12 0HS) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower than the Croxteth Country Park average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawkshead Avenue (L12 0HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newby Grove, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashwater Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furness Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newby Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tremore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stowford Close | Under investigation |
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