Total Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westcombe Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Anfield , and the 336th 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 Westcombe Road (L4 2UB) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% lower than the Anfield average (133.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westcombe Road (L4 2UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dewsbury Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Acton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcombe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manningham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Abbey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Winchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Armley Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Yelverton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Suburban Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Canon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rector Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rector Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Coppice | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wernbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Holbeck Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Coppice | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dewsbury Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winchester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wycliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wycliffe Road | Local resolution |
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