Total Crime Rate

248.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.2 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 248.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Olive Vale area has the 8th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Broadgreen , and the 202nd 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 Olive Vale (L15 8JH) in the last 12 months was 248.4 per 1,000 residents and was 134.5% higher than the Broadgreen average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 159.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Olive Vale (L15 8JH), the main crime hotspot is near Wells Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Olive Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shanklin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grange Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hills Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rose Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hills Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Westdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eastdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paradise Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grange Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grange Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grange Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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