Total Crime Rate
58.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodvale 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.
View Crime In Croxteth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cedars | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haddon Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Cedars | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haddon Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaksmeade Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaksmeade Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oaksmeade Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oaksmeade Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boxtree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwood Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashtree Grove | Under investigation |
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