Total Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 65.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Sheldon Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Croxteth Country Park , and the 651st 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 Sheldon Road (L12 4XU) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheldon Road (L12 4XU), the main crime hotspot is near Flint Drive. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheldon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Manderston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ciaran Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deysbrook Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deysbrook Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deysbrook Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deysbrook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rockwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ciaran Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deysbrook Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deysbrook Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deysbrook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ciaran Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Timway Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Knebworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glan Aber Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glan Aber Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Glan Aber Park Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glan Aber Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deysbrook Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glan Aber Park —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flint Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Flint Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Flint Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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