Total Crime Rate

374.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.6 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 374.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 114.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.0 10/10
  • Public order 48.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other 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

Cretan Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 103rd 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 Cretan Road (L15 0HR) in the last 12 months was 374.6 per 1,000 residents and was 301.3% higher than the Edge Hill average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 159.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cretan Road (L15 0HR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cretan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Picton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Picton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pengwern Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plumer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purser Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Thornycroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Methuen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Methuen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Methuen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Talton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ash Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cecil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopgate Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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