Crime Rate in Speke, ward

Speke has the 12th highest crime rate of 64 wards in Liverpool district and the 732nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 71st highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Speke in the last 12 months was 142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher than the Liverpool district average (138.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Speke’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 726 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 959 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Speke ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 174 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Supermarket (49 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.