Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 60.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Bracken Wood area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Croxteth , and the 596th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bracken Wood (L12 0NG) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bracken Wood (L12 0NG), the main crime hotspot is near Haddon Walk. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bracken Wood area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craven Lea
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bracken Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalewood

Data Sources

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