Total Crime Rate

147.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 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 147.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Penny Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Church , and the 411th 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 Penny Lane (L18 1DF) in the last 12 months was 147.8 per 1,000 residents and was 155.9% higher than the Church average (57.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penny Lane (L18 1DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Auckland Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westgate Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penny Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Auckland Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Calton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queensdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kenyon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herondale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cramond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Auckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berbice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Calton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Micklefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cronton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Blenheim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Calton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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