Total Crime Rate

176.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 176.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 114.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Public order 48.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Drugs 17.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Townsend Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Anfield , and the 316th 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 Townsend Lane (L6 0AY) in the last 12 months was 176.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 114.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% 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 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warham Road (23 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
Apr 2026Public order Dewsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Yelverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Coppice Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Coppice Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs The Coppice Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manningham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wycliffe Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewsbury Road
Apr 2026Public order Dewsbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcombe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Townsend Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Acton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rector Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rector Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rector Road Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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