Total Crime Rate
384.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ludwig Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Anfield , and the 99th 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 Ludwig Road (L4 2QL) in the last 12 months was 384.3 per 1,000 residents and was 172.4% higher than the Anfield average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 566.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 209.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ludwig Road (L4 2QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Bank Road, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St David'S Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Anfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Teakwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grasmere Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludwig Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Teakwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Teakwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teakwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teakwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lyon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aloeswood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Spring Bank Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Coniston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spring Bank Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spring Bank Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aloeswood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aloeswood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hennawood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sprucewood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apollo Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lillian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lillian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Little Heyes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Esmond Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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