Total Crime Rate

634.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 634.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 139.2 9/10
  • Drugs 72.2 10/10
  • Public order 67.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.6 10/10
  • Other crime 25.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.6 10/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
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

Tapton Way area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 45th 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 Tapton Way (L13 1DA) in the last 12 months was 634.0 per 1,000 residents and was 557.4% higher than the Edge Hill average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 226.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tapton Way (L13 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Montrose Way. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tapton Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montrose Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montrose Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montrose Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montrose Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montrose Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montrose Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montrose Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montrose Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montrose Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Tapton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montrose Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garnet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Montrose Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Montrose Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunningdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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