Total Crime Rate

114.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Alderwood Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Speke , and the 559th 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 Alderwood Avenue (L24 2UD) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderwood Avenue (L24 2UD), the main crime hotspot is near Burnage Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alderwood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Hallows Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Wood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs All Hallows Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Critchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Critchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Critchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Critchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Critchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Wood Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Wood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alder Wood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Withington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Oldbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oldbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harland Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speke Boulevard Under investigation

Data Sources

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