Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

School Way area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Garston , and the 724th lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 School Way (L24 1UL) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Garston average (116.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Way (L24 1UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bognor Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melbourne Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Speke Church Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson School Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Speke Church Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speke Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Belsford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brushwood Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brushwood Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brushwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brushwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brushwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brushwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brushwood Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bognor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Barnham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bognor Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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