Total Crime Rate

234.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 234.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.7 10/10
  • Public order 34.7 10/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Croxteth Country Park , and the 210th 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 Melwood Drive (L12 8RN) in the last 12 months was 234.7 per 1,000 residents and was 385.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 109.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melwood Drive (L12 8RN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Melwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterburn Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterburn Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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