Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

First Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Fazakerley North , and the 491st 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 First Avenue (L9 9DN) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (L9 9DN), the main crime hotspot is near Elmcroft Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in First Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seeds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitewood Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbrook Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ashbrook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Jonville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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