Total Crime Rate
647.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
426.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newsham Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 44th 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 Newsham Drive (L6 7UJ) in the last 12 months was 647.1 per 1,000 residents and was 593.2% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 426.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newsham Drive (L6 7UJ), 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.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rocky Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Judges Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rocky Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rocky Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rocky Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rocky Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rocky Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Judges Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Judges Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Judges Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newsham Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Judges Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Judges Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Judges Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Judges Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Judges Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Judges Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Judges Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Newsham Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Belmont Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Preston Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Celebration Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Denton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Denton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Denton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dominion Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dominion Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Scorton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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