Total Crime Rate

170.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Public order 41.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colwell Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in West Derby Deysbrook , and the 336th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Colwell Close (L14 8YE) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 216.2% higher than the West Derby Deysbrook average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -19.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 101.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colwell Close (L14 8YE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Princess Drive, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finch Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colwell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Altfinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Altfinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Altfinch Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Altfinch Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gainford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Colwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cabes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colwell Close
Apr 2026Public order Gainford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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