Total Crime Rate
439.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
265.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carden Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in County , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Carden Close (L4 4QL) in the last 12 months was 439.8 per 1,000 residents and was 159.2% higher than the County average (169.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 265.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carden Close (L4 4QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartley Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warden Street (18 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 | Hartley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Hilda Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Christopher Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Christopher Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Christopher Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradewell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Freeland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockerell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mark Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mark Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Notre Dame Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furness Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barlow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Christopher Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sessions Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Warden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Warden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Warden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Globe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Globe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Globe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Luton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhouse Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Luton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Luton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cockerell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Christopher Street | Under investigation |
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