Total Crime Rate

123.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 123.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Mersey Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Aigburth , and the 517th highest crime rate of 1,559 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 Mersey Road (L17 6AD) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 157.9% higher than the Aigburth average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mersey Road (L17 6AD), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mersey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlcroft Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horringford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chequers Gardens
Sep 2025Public order Mines Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlcroft Drive
Sep 2025Other theft Minehead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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