Total Crime Rate

375.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 375.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Drugs 29.4 10/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Burglary 22.1 10/10
  • Other crime 22.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newsham Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 106th 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 Newsham Drive (L6 7UJ) in the last 12 months was 375.0 per 1,000 residents and was 288.8% higher than the Edge Hill average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 213.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newsham Drive (L6 7UJ), the main crime hotspot is near A5089. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 30 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pinetop Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dominion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Strathmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Back Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Celt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A5089 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs A5089 Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs A5089 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A5089 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A5089 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5089 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime A5089 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sunlight Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunlight Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dominion Street
Sep 2025Burglary Dominion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sheil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dominion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellel Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ellel Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Denton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rocky Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scorton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scorton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scorton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5049 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Drive

Data Sources

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