Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 40.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ambleside Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Allerton , and the 391st 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 Ambleside Road (L18 9XT) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher than the Allerton average (38.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Road (L18 9XT), the main crime hotspot is near Hylton Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hylton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalfont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thackmore Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Thackmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterhill Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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