Total Crime Rate

237.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 237.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.8 10/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lark Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Aigburth , and the 205th highest crime rate of 1,559 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 Lark Lane (L17 8UP) in the last 12 months was 237.8 per 1,000 residents and was 397.3% higher than the Aigburth average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 140.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lark Lane (L17 8UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thirlstane Street, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lark Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucerne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hesketh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hadassah Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sefton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Sefton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Forge Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Livingston Drive North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Livingston Drive North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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