Total Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woolton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Calderstones , and the 261st 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 Woolton Road (L16 8NB) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Calderstones average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woolton Road (L16 8NB), the main crime hotspot is near Dairylands Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Childwall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Birch House Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Potters Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Potters Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudlow Nook Road | — |
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