Total Crime Rate

221.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.2 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 221.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Other theft 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Westward View area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Dingle , and the 237th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Westward View (L17 7EE) in the last 12 months was 221.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% higher than the Dingle average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 144.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westward View (L17 7EE), the main crime hotspot is near Dingle Vale. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westward View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hindlip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingle Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hindlip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kedleston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hindlip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kinnaird Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hindlip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingle Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingle Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dingle Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingle Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higson Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dingle Vale Under investigation
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Data Sources

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