Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 21st lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Anfield , and the 625th lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 Townsend Lane (L6 0BB) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Lane (L6 0BB), 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Claude Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Winchester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lampeter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acton Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vicar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicar Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redbourn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Warham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Canon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Claude Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Acton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cathedral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dewsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Armley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rector Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wycliffe Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Lower Breck Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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