Total Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Yew Tree Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Broadgreen , and the 93rd 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 Yew Tree Lane (L12 9HL) in the last 12 months was 13.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% lower than the Broadgreen average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yew Tree Lane (L12 9HL), the main crime hotspot is near Hilda Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hilda Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Yew Tree Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Yew Tree Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rye Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Yew Tree Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Yew Tree Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Yew Tree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Yew Tree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Yew Tree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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