Total Crime Rate
216.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bishops Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross , and the 241st highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bishops Court (L25 5HR) in the last 12 months was 216.4 per 1,000 residents and was 226.0% higher than the Much Woolton & Hunts Cross average (66.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bishops Court (L25 5HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woolton Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Much Woolton & Hunts Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Deacon Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodvale Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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