Total Crime Rate

43.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 43.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Pete Best Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sandfield Park , and the 428th 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 Pete Best Drive (L12 1NN) in the last 12 months was 43.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pete Best Drive (L12 1NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosthwaite Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorns Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pete Best Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosthwaite Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Town Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonsall Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonsall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosthwaite Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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