Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meldon Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Croxteth , and the 521st highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meldon Close (L12 0RS) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% higher than the Croxteth average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 325.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 97.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 375.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meldon Close (L12 0RS), the main crime hotspot is near Ashwater Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meldon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawkshead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Newby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumbria Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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