Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 58.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • 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

Woodvale Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Croxteth , and the 593rd lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 Woodvale Road (L12 0PE) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 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 Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodvale Road (L12 0PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oaksmeade Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haddon Walk (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodvale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cedars Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddon Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Cedars Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaksmeade Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaksmeade Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Oaksmeade Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaksmeade Close
Sep 2025Other theft Boxtree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashtree Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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