Total Crime Rate

207.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.0 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 207.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.5 10/10
  • Drugs 38.2 10/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newsham Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 261st highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newsham Drive (L6 7UH) in the last 12 months was 207.0 per 1,000 residents and was 121.8% higher than the Edge Hill average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 121.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newsham Drive (L6 7UH), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newsham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowndes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simm'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime June Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order West Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences March Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary March Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order West Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order West Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radnor Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
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Data Sources

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