Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 123.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melwood Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Croxteth Country Park , and the 521st highest crime rate of 1,559 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 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 154.8% higher than the Croxteth Country Park average (48.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melwood Drive (L12 4XG), the main crime hotspot is near Halcombe Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crawford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chillerton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterburn Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterburn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelburn Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kelburn Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelburn Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Halcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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