Total Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitney Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 1,552 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 Whitney Road (L25 5LS) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% lower than the Much Woolton & Hunts Cross average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitney Road (L25 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Whitney Place. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davids Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Davids Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davids Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Halewood Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halewood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davids Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitney Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitney Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Whitney Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Merrivale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davids Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Banbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priors Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunts Cross Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ribble Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ribble Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ribble Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knotty Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Knotty Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orient Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halewood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.