Total Crime Rate

73.0 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 73.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wembley Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Fazakerley West , and the 726th lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 Wembley Gardens (L9 8BR) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Fazakerley West average (115.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wembley Gardens (L9 8BR), the main crime hotspot is near Moss Lane. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wembley Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Walker Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hanford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Redvers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hardy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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