Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Macdonald Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 694th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Macdonald Street (L15 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower than the Edge Hill average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macdonald Street (L15 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Picton Grove. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Macdonald Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Liberty Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cinema Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cinema Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bartlett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ash Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ash Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishopgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Liberty Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wavertree Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Talton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Carno Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dunstan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ormsby Street

Data Sources

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