Total Crime Rate

288.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 288.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welton Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Speke , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 1,559 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 Welton Close (L24 0TS) in the last 12 months was 288.6 per 1,000 residents and was 103.1% higher than the Speke average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 175.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 189.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 124.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welton Close (L24 0TS), the main crime hotspot is near Welton Green. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lovel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harefield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harefield Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Welton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conleach Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Proto Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dam Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hammond Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hammond Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hammond Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lovel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marton Green Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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