Total Crime Rate
114.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colonel Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in West Derby Deysbrook , and the 570th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Colonel Drive (L12 4YG) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 121.8% higher than the West Derby Deysbrook average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colonel Drive (L12 4YG), the main crime hotspot is near Deysbrook Lane. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Derby Deysbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lees Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rockwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sergeant Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glan Aber Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deysbrook Lane | Under investigation |
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