Total Crime Rate
94.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harefield Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Speke , and the 665th 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 Harefield Road (L24 0SB) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harefield Road (L24 0SB), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Harefield Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Proto Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Proto Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Marton Close | Local resolution |
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