Total Crime Rate

595.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

237.0 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 595.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 237.0 10/10
  • Drugs 185.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.8 10/10
  • Public order 57.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.5 10/10
  • Robbery 23.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Other crime 17.3 10/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Penlinken Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Everton East , and the 50th 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 Penlinken Drive (L6 3BX) in the last 12 months was 595.4 per 1,000 residents and was 347.8% higher than the Everton East average (133.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 32 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 Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 237.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 146.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penlinken Drive (L6 3BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5089, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Judges Way (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penlinken Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Denman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Denman Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Judges Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Judges Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A5089 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sheil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Judges Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Judges Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madeley Street —
Apr 2026Public order Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Judges Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millvale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Judges Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A5089 Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs A5089 Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A5089 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A5089 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celebration Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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