Total Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wensley Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Fazakerley North , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wensley Road (L9 8DN) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% lower than the Fazakerley North average (83.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensley Road (L9 8DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weightman Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palace Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wensley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caldy Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guildhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tilney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wensley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weightman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eccleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eccleston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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