Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 119.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 89.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

South Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sandfield Park , and the 525th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Drive (L12 1LH) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% higher than the Sandfield Park average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Drive (L12 1LH), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorns Grove. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Classic Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inigo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inigo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A5058 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Hey —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Hey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abacus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abacus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Torus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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