Total Crime Rate

342.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.5 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 342.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.1 10/10
  • Public order 52.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Burglary 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gidlow Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Old Swan East , and the 116th 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 Gidlow Road (L13 2AN) in the last 12 months was 342.9 per 1,000 residents and was 220.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 209.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gidlow Road (L13 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Gidlow Road. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gidlow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Tapley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensarn Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ronald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gidlow Road —
Apr 2026Public order Gidlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gidlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gidlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pensarn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pensarn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pensarn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pensarn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensarn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Childers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ronald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Selkirk Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Selkirk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rhuddlan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maskell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brelade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brelade Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gidlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrymore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Ives Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Ives Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ives Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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