Total Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.4 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gainsborough Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broadgreen , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 Gainsborough Close (L12 9LB) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% lower than the Broadgreen average (123.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Close (L12 9LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maidford Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodford Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gainsborough Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Woodford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maidford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maidford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Broughton Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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