Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Western Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Speke , and the 748th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Avenue (L24 3UW) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Avenue (L24 3UW), the main crime hotspot is near Wellbrook Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sutton Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tewit Hall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewit Hall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewit Hall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fenton Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sutton Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fenton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Western Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramsbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Western Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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