Total Crime Rate
138.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hammond Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Speke , and the 453rd 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 Hammond Drive (L24 0AD) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher than the Speke average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hammond Drive (L24 0AD), the main crime hotspot is near Welton Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fenton Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fenton Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenton Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Marton Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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