Total Crime Rate

351.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 351.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.4 10/10
  • Public order 42.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kings Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross , and the 115th 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 Kings Drive (L25 8RG) in the last 12 months was 351.9 per 1,000 residents and was 430.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 184.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Drive (L25 8RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitney Place, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halewood Place (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Halewood Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Whitney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitney Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hunts Cross Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Woodvale Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orient Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Deacon Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Halewood Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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