Total Crime Rate
156.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
89.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wenlock Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Anfield , and the 380th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wenlock Road (L4 2UU) in the last 12 months was 156.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wenlock Road (L4 2UU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 24 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 | Argyle Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Abbey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Winchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winchester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ettington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ambrose Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ambrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clapham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Oban Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Douglas Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenlock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lycett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Coppice | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manningham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Holbeck Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thurston Road | 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 | Public order | Armley Road | Offender given a caution |
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