Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Merthyr Grove area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 575th lowest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merthyr Grove (L16 3NH) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Belle Vale average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merthyr Grove (L16 3NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penrose Avenue East, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Molesworth Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Belle Vale

Crime Over Time in Merthyr Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bowring Park Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inchcape Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Ilchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 3 of 3

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑