Total Crime Rate

2963.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

627.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 2963.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1824.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 627.7 10/10
  • Public order 343.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 219.0 10/10
  • Other theft 175.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.0 10/10
  • Burglary 65.7 10/10
  • Drugs 58.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.1 10/10
  • Robbery 51.1 10/10
  • Other crime 29.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
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

Montrose Way area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Old Swan East , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Montrose Way (L13 1FA) in the last 12 months was 2963.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2673.0% higher than the Old Swan East average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 250 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 627.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 288.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montrose Way (L13 1FA), the main crime hotspot is near Montrose Way. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montrose Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Clyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ardleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montrose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Clyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardleigh Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Garnet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garnet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardleigh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ardleigh Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Selkirk Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Ardleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensarn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensarn Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Pensarn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pensarn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pensarn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pensarn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montrose Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montrose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montrose Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montrose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montrose Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Montrose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Montrose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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