Total Crime Rate
76.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodbrook Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Fazakerley West , and the 742nd lowest 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 Woodbrook Avenue (L9 8EP) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Fazakerley West average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodbrook Avenue (L9 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardy Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowfield Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Orrell Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hardy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfields Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wembley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eccleston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hardy Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Eccleston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redvers Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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