Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Damwood Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Speke , and the 696th 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 Damwood Road (L24 0TE) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Damwood Road (L24 0TE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Damwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dam Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dam Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Marton Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welton Close
Apr 2026Other theft Hale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Proto Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Proto Close

Data Sources

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