Total Crime Rate

281.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

212.4 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 281.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 212.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.3 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.6 10/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pennyford Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Aigburth , and the 157th 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 Pennyford Drive (L18 8FB) in the last 12 months was 281.5 per 1,000 residents and was 390.0% higher than the Aigburth average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 1400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 212.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 855.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennyford Drive (L18 8FB), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennyford Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennyford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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