Crime Rates at Handel Road, Liverpool, L27 1YB

Handel Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 499th highest crime rate of 1,559 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 Handel Road (L27 1YB) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% higher than the Belle Vale average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handel Road (L27 1YB), the main crime hotspot is near Runton Road. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.