Crime Rate in County, ward

County has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 wards in Liverpool district and the 452nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 42nd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in County in the last 12 months was 172.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% higher than the Liverpool district average (138.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, County’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 936 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , down -30.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 43.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,236 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the County ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Elton Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.