Total Crime Rate

185.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 185.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Public order 48.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Townsend Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Anfield , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 1,559 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 Townsend Lane (L6 0AY) in the last 12 months was 185.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 136.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Lane (L6 0AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canon Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Townsend Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Canon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rector Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Acton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acton Grove
Sep 2025Drugs Winchester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime The Coppice Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Redford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vicar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicar Road
Sep 2025Public order Claude Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claude Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lampeter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rector Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Abbey Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Wycliffe Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbeck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yelverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vallance Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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