Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 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 102.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Melwood Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Croxteth Country Park , and the 622nd 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 Melwood Drive (L12 4XG) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% higher than the Croxteth Country Park average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melwood Drive (L12 4XG), the main crime hotspot is near Chillerton Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deysbrook Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deysbrook Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Knebworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minver Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Springdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Manderston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manderston Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deysbrook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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