Total Crime Rate
335.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Princess Drive area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in West Derby Deysbrook , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Princess Drive (L14 8XQ) in the last 12 months was 335.3 per 1,000 residents and was 550.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 125.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princess Drive (L14 8XQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Princess Drive, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colwell Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Derby Deysbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Snowberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Princess Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ruscombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Croxdale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Snowberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Princess Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Serin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Max Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Max Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fur Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Croxdale Road | — |
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